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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8 Daughter of Debate and Without a Certain Heir.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what did Mary Queen of Scots think she was entitled?
(a) She believed she was the rightful Queen of England.
(b) She believed she was entitled to the estates of Spain.
(c) She believed she owned Ireland.
(d) She believed she was the rightful heir of Sweden.

2. Who was Elizabeth's childhood teacher?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) Sir Robert Dudley.
(c) Thomas Parry.
(d) Roger Ascham

3. Who, in a play for political power, may have been behind Amy Dudley's death?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) De Quadra.
(d) Throckmorton.

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

5. Why did Edward VI perish in 1553?
(a) He drowned at sea.
(b) He contracted tuberculosis.
(c) He was in a carriage accident.
(d) He suffered from the bubonic plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did Elizabeth I practice?

2. What, the author theorizes, may have been part of Robin's allure for the Queen?

3. What was Elizabeth's nickname?

4. At what age was Mary Stewart widowed?

5. Why did Elizabeth press Mary Queen of Scots to wed Leicester?

(see the answer key)

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