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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who keeps Princess Elizabeth from her dying brother's bedside and intercepts her correspondence to the young king?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) Edward Seymour.
(d) Thomas Seymour.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the effect the book's focus has on the book's shape?
(a) Some minor events are relayed in great detail.
(b) Some important events get a very brief mention.
(c) The book is arranged in chronological order.
(d) The shape of the book is very irregular.

3. Who wants to marry Don Carlos, a criminal lunatic, to gain an alliance with Spain to help dethrone Elizabeth?
(a) Lettice Devereux.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Catherine Grey.
(d) Mary Stuart.

4. When representatives of Parliament beg the queen to marry, who does Queen Elizabeth claim to already be married to?
(a) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(b) The Kingdom of England.
(c) Sir William Cecil.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

5. What are pearls said to symbolize?
(a) Women.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Psychic ability.
(d) Virginity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries his son to Lady Jane Grey because of her place in the line of succession to the throne of England?

2. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?

3. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?

4. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?

5. What does the Earl of Leicester tell the French ambassador that Queen Elizabeth said about marriage when she was eight years-old?

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