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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Earl of Essex's mother?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Penelope Devereux.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) Catherine Grey.

2. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?
(a) A law outlawing Catholicism in England.
(b) A law raising taxes.
(c) A law making Robert Dudley her heir.
(d) The Act of Supremacy and Uniformity.

3. Who keeps Princess Elizabeth from her dying brother's bedside and intercepts her correspondence to the young king?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) Thomas Seymour.
(d) Edward Seymour.

4. When Amy Dudley is found at the bottom of a staircase with a broken neck, who is immediately suspected of murdering her?
(a) Her husband, Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Sir Christopher Hammond.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) William Cecil.

5. Who does the Earl of Leicester secretly marry in 1578?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Douglas Sheffield.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) Lady Lennox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hunchback becomes Queen Elizabeth's advisor and England's Lord Treasurer, replacing his father in the position?

2. What happens to the Duke of Norfolk at the end of Chapter 15?

3. What are pearls said to symbolize?

4. How many people attend the state banquet in Westminster hall to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation?

5. What colors does Queen Elizabeth tell Spanish ambassador Don Guzman de Silva are her colors?

(see the answer key)

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