1. Who shows over familiarity with the queen by taking her napkin out of her hand to wipe his sweaty face during a tennis game?
(a) Philip Sidney.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester.

2. Who does Lady Lennox arrange a marriage with for her son Lord Charles Stuart, a claimant to the English throne?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Catherine de Medici.
(c) Catherine Grey.
(d) Elizabeth Cavendish.

3. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?
(a) She is accused of adultery and treason and beheaded.
(b) She dies in childbirth.
(c) She drowns at sea while traveling with the king.
(d) She dies of smallpox.

4. Who does Catherine de Medici propose as a husband for Mary Stuart in Chapter 15?
(a) Sir Christopher Hammond.
(b) Prince Henri, Duke of Anjou.
(c) The Duke of Northumberland.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

5. In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Sir William Cecil.
(c) Queen Elizabeth of England.
(d) Rizzio, her Italian secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to seize Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth after King Edward's death, proclaiming Lady Jane Grey as queen of England in place of Henry VIII's daughters?

2. How does the Pope respond when two English noblemen ask if assassinating Queen Elizabeth is a sin?

3. What is the name of Francis Drake's pirate ship?

4. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction when her Privy Council finds insufficient evidence to charge Norfolk with treason?

5. Why does Lord Burleigh's son-in-law, the Earl of Oxford, become angry with Lord Burleigh in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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