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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. How many dresses did Elizabeth own?
(a) Three thousand.
(b) Four.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Three hundred.

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

3. Did Elizabeth actually accept Anjou's proposal of marriage?
(a) Yes, but he died before they could wed.
(b) No, she refused to see him.
(c) No, she never even met him.
(d) Yes, but changed her mind two days later.

4. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?
(a) William Cecil and Robert Dudley.
(b) De Quadra and Ben Jonson.
(c) Shakespeare and Marley.
(d) Throckmorton and Norfolk.

5. Why was Sir Walter Raleigh unpopular at court?
(a) He was Spanish.
(b) He was in favor of Elizabeth's abdication.
(c) He was arrogant and rude.
(d) He enjoyed bagpipe music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elizabeth do for exercise?

2. To whom did Elizabeth claim she was married?

3. Who finally accepted the crown of the Netherlands?

4. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband?

5. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?

(see the answer key)

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