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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570?
(a) He excommunicates her.
(b) He calls Europe to war against her.
(c) He hires an assassin to kill her.
(d) He curses her and asks God to smite her.

2. 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 drowns at sea while traveling with the king.
(c) She dies of smallpox.
(d) She dies in childbirth.

3. With what country does the king of France threaten to ally if Queen Elizabeth does not marry Alenzon?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Spain.

4. During her era, what is unusual about the way Queen Elizabeth bathes?
(a) She does not use soap.
(b) She bathes in icy water.
(c) She only bathes once a year.
(d) She bathes her entire body in an oval bath.

5. Who does Elizabeth choose as her Master of the Horse when she first becomes queen?
(a) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(b) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(c) Sir Francis Drake.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Babington plot?

3. What is Queen Elizabeth supposed to be able to cure by prayer and touch?

4. With Spain supporting Mary Stuart and planning to invade England on her behalf, with what country is it important for Queen Elizabeth and England to form an alliance?

5. Who expects to be named Queen Elizabeth's "heiress-presumptive"?

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