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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes the ruler of England after King Henry VIII's death when Elizabeth is 14 years-old?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Elizabeth's nine-year-old half brother, Edward.
(c) Elizabeth's 27 year-old half sister, Mary Tudor.
(d) Lady Jane Grey.

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

3. Who do the English blame for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?
(a) Catherine de Medici.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) The Pope.

4. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction to the death of her friend and councilor at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) She builds a great memorial to her friend.
(b) She shuts herself in her quarters and refuses all admittance.
(c) She gives her friend's widow a big estate.
(d) She cries and prays for a week.

5. Which of the following is not an action Sir William Cecil advises Queen Elizabeth to take to reduce the danger of Mary Stuart seizing the English throne?
(a) Forcing Mary Stuart to marry the Earl of Leicester.
(b) Keeping Mary Stuart in prison.
(c) Disallowing Mary Stuart's divorce from Bothwell.
(d) Publicly declaring Mary Stuart guilty of Darnley's murder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Earl of Essex hides in his house and refuses to answer a summons to appear before the Privy Council, what do Lord Nottingham and Sir Henry Sidney do to get him to come out?

3. When the Earl of Leicester marries in 1578, what step does his bride's father take to ensure the marriage is legal?

4. Who is the Earl of Essex's mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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