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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Queen Elizabeth is 40 years-old, what trait has become more pronounced in her?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her skill in the hunt.
(c) Her artistry.
(d) Her nervous irritability.

2. To whom does Queen Elizabeth give the Earldom of Leicester?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) Sir William Cecil.
(c) Lord Darnley.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

3. When Alenzon and his ambassador are walking with Queen Elizabeth, what actions of the queen indicate her intent to marry Alenzon?
(a) She tells her Privy Council she agrees to the match.
(b) She sets a wedding date.
(c) She kisses Alenzon on the lips and gives him a ring.
(d) She signs a marital contract with France.

4. When the Earl of Leicester marries in 1578, what step does his bride's father take to ensure the marriage is legal?
(a) He threatens to kill Leicester if no wedding occurs.
(b) He insists on witnessing the ceremony.
(c) He asks the queen to attend the ceremony.
(d) He brings the priest to marry the couple himself.

5. What lands does the Prince of Orange ask Elizabeth to become queen of at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) France.
(b) Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
(c) Orange.
(d) Scotland and Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Queen Elizabeth give what Sir Thomas Gresham establishes in London in 1571?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Wyatt's Rebellion depicted in Chapter 3?

3. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?

4. Who says the Massacre of St. Bartholomew is the greatest crime since the Crucifixion?

5. Who wants to marry Don Carlos, a criminal lunatic, to gain an alliance with Spain to help dethrone Elizabeth?

(see the answer key)

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