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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6 Presumptions of Evil and Dishonourable and Naughty Reports.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?
(a) He may have killed her because he was psychotic.
(b) He may have killed her because she was too politically powerful.
(c) He may have killed her to protect England.
(d) He may have killed her because he was jealous of Dudley.

2. Which monarch ordered the most religion-related executions during his/her reign?
(a) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(b) Edward VI.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Mary I.

3. Who does Elizabeth I succeed?
(a) Mary Queen of Scots, her aunt.
(b) Lady Jane Grey, her cousin.
(c) Katharine of Aragon, her stepmother.
(d) Mary I, her sister.

4. What was Elizabeth's nickname?
(a) Queen of Scots.
(b) The Virgin Queen.
(c) Old Faithful.
(d) Bloody Mary.

5. How many wives did Henry VIII have throughout his lifetime?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Elizabeth's childhood teacher?

2. With whom may Elizabeth I have been in love?

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

4. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?

5. What was the nickname of Mary I?

(see the answer key)

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