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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10 A Matter Dangerous to the Common Amity and Things Grivouser and Worse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Elizabeth's nickname for William Cecil, her Secretary of State?
(a) Pen.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Book.
(d) Gypsy.

2. Who did Mary Queen of Scots wed on July 29, 1565?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) Sussex.

3. What rumors persisted about the Queen and Robert Dudley?
(a) It was rumored they had a physical relationship.
(b) It was rumored they were sister and brother.
(c) It was rumored they were going to elope to Germany.
(d) It was rumored they were going to stage a coup.

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

5. How long were Amy Dudley and Robert Dudley married?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Fifteen years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary Queen of Scots want Elizabeth to do for her?

2. To what did Mary Queen of Scots think she was entitled?

3. Who publicly accused Dudley of interfering in state business?

4. Who took over the French throne when King Henry II was killed?

5. In what year did Henry VIII die?

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