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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion is Queen Mary Tudor determined to reinstate as England's national religion when she ascends to the throne?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Catholicism.

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

3. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who is caught with the teenage Princess Elizabeth in his arms and eventually taken to the Tower and executed for planning to marry her without the king's Privy Council?
(a) Lord Burleigh.
(b) Thomas Seymour.
(c) Robert Dudley, The Earl of Leicester.
(d) Edward Seymour.

4. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?
(a) Lord Bothwell.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Lord Lennox.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

5. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) Prince Philip of Spain.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Sir Philip Sidney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes the ruler of England after King Henry VIII's death when Elizabeth is 14 years-old?

2. How many people attend the state banquet in Westminster hall to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation?

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

4. What does Queen Elizabeth do with the cargo of the Spanish ships?

5. What happens when Mary Stuart desires to return to Scotland through England?

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