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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Sir William Cecil.
(c) Queen Elizabeth of England.
(d) Rizzio, her Italian secretary.

2. Who tries to seize Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth after King Edward's death, proclaiming Lady Jane Grey as queen of England in place of Henry VIII's daughters?
(a) Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Sir Philip Sidney.
(c) The Duke of Northumberland.
(d) The Earl of Essex.

3. What happens to Lord Darnley in Edinburgh the day before he marries Mary Stuart?
(a) He is proclaimed King of Scotland.
(b) He gets the plague.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He is killed in a sword fight.

4. What story arose about Elizabeth I's appearance after the age of thirty?
(a) That she could not have children.
(b) That she was illegitimate and did not deserve the throne.
(c) That she was secretly married to the Earl of Leicester.
(d) That she was bald.

5. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?
(a) It recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England.
(b) It gives Scotland to France.
(c) It gives Scotland to Elizabeth.
(d) It gives Scotland to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to some books on heraldry of the period, what do the colors Queen Elizabeth tells Don Guzman de Silva are hers represent?

2. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Queen Elizabeth I's physical appearance?

4. What Catholic does William Cecil think will ascend to the throne and revive Catholicism in England if the Protestant Queen Elizabeth dies without a child?

5. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

(see the answer key)

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