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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do others see Lord Darnley?
(a) As a brainless, arrogant fool.
(b) As a scholar.
(c) As a spiritual leader.
(d) As a brilliant politician.

2. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?
(a) Mary is overthrown by Mary Stuart and taken to the Tower.
(b) Elizabeth weds Edward Courtenay and overthrows Mary.
(c) Mary is murdered by Protestant sympathizers.
(d) Mary dies after a long illness.

3. What is King Henry VIII's relationship to Lady Jane Grey?
(a) He is her grandfather.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her great uncle.
(d) He is her father.

4. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?
(a) A law outlawing Catholicism in England.
(b) The Act of Supremacy and Uniformity.
(c) A law raising taxes.
(d) A law making Robert Dudley her heir.

5. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?
(a) The Spanish Armada.
(b) The Protestant Reformation.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I.
(d) Life in England during Elizabeth's reign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Queen Elizabeth contract and nearly die of?

2. Who wants to marry Don Carlos, a criminal lunatic, to gain an alliance with Spain to help dethrone Elizabeth?

3. Why is Queen Elizabeth called "Queen of the Sea?"

4. Who does Elizabeth choose as her Master of the Horse when she first becomes queen?

5. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?

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