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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12 A Dangerous Person and A Vain Crack of Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Henry, Duke of Anjou?
(a) He was Spain's great duke.
(b) He was Erik of Sweden's uncle.
(c) He was Charles IX's 19-year-old bisexual brother.
(d) He was Elizabeth's favorite cousin.

3. How were Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots related?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were in-laws.
(c) They were sisters.
(d) They were third cousins twice removed.

4. Why did Elizabeth allow Darnley to escape to Scotland?
(a) She knew Cecil was against the match and wanted to defy him.
(b) She loved him and only wanted him to be happy.
(c) She knew he was unfit to rule and would put Mary more firmly into her hands.
(d) She was angry at Norfolk and wanted to talk Mary out of his hands.

5. Why did Elizabeth press Mary Queen of Scots to wed Leicester?
(a) She wanted to discourage Mary's other Catholic suitors.
(b) She wanted Mary Queen of Scots to come and live in England with her.
(c) She wanted Erik of Sweden to be jealous.
(d) She wanted to get Leicester out of the court.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?

2. What was one of the theories of why the Queen so enjoyed the company of the person in #25?

3. Of what new religious movement was Elizabeth I tolerant?

4. Who took over the Scottish monarch?

5. Who did Mary Queen of Scots actually want to wed?

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