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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?
(a) A law making Robert Dudley her heir.
(b) The Act of Supremacy and Uniformity.
(c) A law raising taxes.
(d) A law outlawing Catholicism in England.

2. When the Church of England is criticized for appointing incompetent clergy, which of the following is not the kind of man Queen Elizabeth advises the bishops to appoint?
(a) Men who can read the Scriptures to the people.
(b) Former Catholic priests trained in Latin.
(c) Honest, sober, and wise men.
(d) Men who can preach to the people.

3. Who does the Earl of Leicester secretly marry in 1578?
(a) Lettice Devereux.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Douglas Sheffield.
(d) Lady Lennox.

4. What is King Henry VIII's relationship to Lady Jane Grey?
(a) He is her uncle.
(b) He is her grandfather.
(c) He is her great uncle.
(d) He is her father.

5. What gift does the Earl of Leicester send Queen Elizabeth on New Year's day in 1580 to distract her from marrying Prince Alenzon?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A new horse.
(d) Gold buttons with diamonds and rubies on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?

2. What does the Earl of Leicester tell the French ambassador that Queen Elizabeth said about marriage when she was eight years-old?

3. Who wants to marry Don Carlos, a criminal lunatic, to gain an alliance with Spain to help dethrone Elizabeth?

4. What countries do skilled workers in things like felt, thread, lace, and silk come from, bringing their thriving trades with them?

5. Who does Lady Lennox arrange a marriage with for her son Lord Charles Stuart, a claimant to the English throne?

(see the answer key)

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