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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What powerful country supports the marriage of Mary Stuart to Darnley?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

3. What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held?
(a) They are intercepted by English troops and battle ensues.
(b) They are reported to the queen and flee to France.
(c) They find she has been moved to Coventry.
(d) They succeed in rescuing her and escape to Scotland.

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

5. When Queen Elizabeth has an abscessed tooth but fears to have her tooth pulled, what convinces her to consent to have the procedure done?
(a) Herbs can put her to sleep for the procedure.
(b) The Bishop of London has his tooth pulled as an example.
(c) The Earl of Leicester offers to pull the tooth for her.
(d) Her abscess causes a high fever that threatens her life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What keeps Queen Elizabeth's complexion so white?

3. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?

4. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?

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

(see the answer key)

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