This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20, and 21 Between Scylla and Charbdis, Practices at Home and Abroad, and The Tragical Execution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Mary Queen of Scots bequeath her claim to the English throne after her death?
(a) William the Conqueror.
(b) Phillip of Spain.
(c) Henry of Bourbon.
(d) James VI of Scotland.

2. When Anjou left her court for the last time, what did it symbolize?
(a) It symbolized the end of the Queen's courting days.
(b) It symbolized the end of the war between France and Spain.
(c) It symbolized the resolution to the succession.
(d) It symbolized the end of the Netherlands.

3. Why did the Queen need heirs?
(a) She needed heirs because she was lonely.
(b) She needed heirs because Cecil wanted her to have them.
(c) She needed heirs to fight any pretenders to her throne.
(d) She needed heirs because France had heirs.

4. Why, despite Elizabeth's competency, was England still suspicious of a female monarch?
(a) They did not like Mary Queen of Scots.
(b) They remembered the disaster that was Mary Tudor's reign.
(c) They knew Catherine de' Medici and did not like her.
(d) They were afraid of Elizabeth's power.

5. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband?
(a) He was forgiven by the people after his guilty verdict.
(b) He was gleeful and immediately proposed to Elizabeth.
(c) He was distraught and would not speak for weeks.
(d) Too much suspicion was cast upon Robert for him to marry the Queen.