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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) When Elizabeth's father dies.
(b) When the Master of the Horse becomes Elizabeth's guardian.
(c) When Elizabeth almost dies of smallpox.
(d) When they are both imprisoned in the Tower of London.

2. To whom does Queen Elizabeth give the Earldom of Leicester?
(a) Sir William Cecil.
(b) Edward Courtenay.
(c) Lord Darnley.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

3. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) Rizzio.

4. With Spain supporting Mary Stuart and planning to invade England on her behalf, with what country is it important for Queen Elizabeth and England to form an alliance?
(a) Sweden.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

5. How does Queen Elizabeth revive the Royal Navy?
(a) She offers titles and lands for joining the Navy.
(b) She drafts more men into the Navy.
(c) She increases sailors' wages and builds strong ships.
(d) She sends medicine to ailing sailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Lord Darnley in Edinburgh the day before he marries Mary Stuart?

2. To whom does Elizabeth give a lock of graying red hair in 1572 when she is 39 years-old?

3. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?

4. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?

5. According to King Henry's will, what is the order of succession to the throne?

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