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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who marries his son to Lady Jane Grey because of her place in the line of succession to the throne of England?
(a) Sir Francis Drake.
(b) Thomas Seymour.
(c) The Duke of Northumberland.
(d) Philip Sidney.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the effect the book's focus has on the book's shape?
(a) The shape of the book is very irregular.
(b) Some important events get a very brief mention.
(c) The book is arranged in chronological order.
(d) Some minor events are relayed in great detail.

3. What does the French ambassador tell the Spanish ambassador about the way Queen Elizabeth spent New Year's Night in 1566?
(a) He says she slept with the Earl of Leicester that night.
(b) He says she got drunk.
(c) He says she watched a play.
(d) He says she danced and played the virginals.

4. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Mary Stuart.

5. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) Teeth were never cleaned then.
(b) By rinsing the mouth with water and salt.
(c) By rubbing them with a cloth and using a toothpick.
(d) By using a toothbrush just like people today use.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?

2. 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?

3. Where does the author say she gets her information about the queen from?

4. What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570?

5. Who does the Earl of Leicester secretly marry in 1578?

(see the answer key)

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