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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of stockings does Mrs. Montagu give Queen Elizabeth in 1560?
(a) Wool stockings.
(b) Knitted silk stockings.
(c) Taffeta stockings.
(d) Worsted stockings.

2. How do others see Lord Darnley?
(a) As a brainless, arrogant fool.
(b) As a spiritual leader.
(c) As a brilliant politician.
(d) As a scholar.

3. What disease does Queen Elizabeth contract and nearly die of?
(a) Diptheria.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cancer.

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

5. What factors help the English ships defeat the Spanish Armada when Spain tries to invade England?
(a) The Spanish ships are full of holes and not fit to sail.
(b) English ships are built lower and faster than Spanish ships.
(c) The Spanish sailors are not loyal to their king.
(d) The English outnumber the Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queen Elizabeth's appetite like at 60 years-old?

2. Who promotes Lord Darnley as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

3. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?

4. When a comet appears over London, what do many people believe it heralds?

5. What is King Henry VIII's relationship to Lady Jane Grey?

(see the answer key)

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