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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. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?
(a) She said she would pay him in gold.
(b) She said she would never forgive him.
(c) She said she would throw him a party.
(d) She said she would marry him.

2. How did the Queen's court, in general, feel about Robert Dudley?
(a) They hated him and refused to speak with him.
(b) They were in awe of his superior horsemanship.
(c) They loved him and commended his bravery.
(d) They were jealous of him and his relationship with the Queen.

3. How did Amy Dudley's life end?
(a) She drowned after a shipwreck.
(b) She fell down the stairs of her home and broke her neck.
(c) She contracted the sweating sickness.
(d) She was killed by a vagrant with a sword.

4. What, the author theorizes, may have been part of Robin's allure for the Queen?
(a) He was the most handsome man who ever lived.
(b) He was extremely wealthy and she needed money.
(c) She needed someone to teach her to ride a horse.
(d) She had all the control in their relationship.

5. What was the nickname of Mary I?
(a) The Queen of Scots.
(b) Bloody Mary.
(c) The Virgin Queen.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main event Elizabeth's council wanted to take place?

2. Whose marriage proposal did the Queen turn down because she wished to remain single?

3. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?

4. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?

5. How long were Amy Dudley and Robert Dudley married?

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