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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do four Spanish ships that take refuge in Plymouth and Southampton in December 1568 carry?
(a) Soldiers to invade the English coast.
(b) Jewels and silks from the Orient.
(c) 85,000 pounds of gold.
(d) A potential bridegroom for Queen Elizabeth.

2. What countries do skilled workers in things like felt, thread, lace, and silk come from, bringing their thriving trades with them?
(a) China and Japan.
(b) Italy and Spain.
(c) Germany and Sweden.
(d) The Netherlands and France.

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) A patched and ragged dress.
(c) A golden, pearl-studded dress.
(d) Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.

4. What keeps Queen Elizabeth's complexion so white?
(a) Elizabeth avoids sunlight.
(b) A lotion of egg white, eggshell, alum, borax & poppyseeds.
(c) Elizabeth is an albino.
(d) Elizabeth wears a white powder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Queen Elizabeth do with the cargo of the Spanish ships?

2. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?

3. What does the author say the aim of the book is in the introduction?

4. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

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

(see the answer key)

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