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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to some books on heraldry of the period, what do the colors Queen Elizabeth tells Don Guzman de Silva are hers represent?
(a) Victory in war.
(b) Royalty.
(c) Perpetual virginity.
(d) Prosperity.

3. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?
(a) Kat Ashley.
(b) Catherine Grey.
(c) Lady Lennox.
(d) Mary Stuart.

4. Whose household does Princess Elizabeth live in after her father's death?
(a) Her stepmother, Catherine Parr, the Queen Dowager.
(b) The Duke of Somerset.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Her half sister, Mary Tudor.

5. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?
(a) Lord Darnley.
(b) Sir William Cecil.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do others see Lord Darnley?

2. What do four Spanish ships that take refuge in Plymouth and Southampton in December 1568 carry?

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

4. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?

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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