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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who keeps Princess Elizabeth from her dying brother's bedside and intercepts her correspondence to the young king?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) Edward Seymour.
(c) Thomas Seymour.
(d) The Earl of Essex.

3. When Mary Stuart demands that Queen Elizabeth send her clothes suitable for her position, what does one of Elizabeth's maids send Mary?
(a) A needle and thread to sew her own clothing.
(b) Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.
(c) A golden, pearl-studded dress.
(d) A patched and ragged dress.

4. What colors does Queen Elizabeth tell Spanish ambassador Don Guzman de Silva are her colors?
(a) Black, red, and gray.
(b) Yellow and white.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Red, green, and blue.

5. What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570?
(a) He excommunicates her.
(b) He hires an assassin to kill her.
(c) He curses her and asks God to smite her.
(d) He calls Europe to war against her.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Sir Philip Sidney fall in love?

2. Which of Queen Elizabeth's suitors does Sir William Cecil draw a table of the pros and cons of the potential marriage?

3. Which of the following actions does not occur in response to what Queen Elizabeth does with the cargo of the four Spanish ships?

4. To whom does Queen Elizabeth give the Earldom of Leicester?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?

(see the answer key)

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