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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. In what year did Henry VIII die?
(a) 1547.
(b) 1647.
(c) 1747.
(d) 1447.

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

3. Why wouldn't Elizabeth I name a successor?
(a) She had no one appropriate to succeed.
(b) She did not want to give up her power.
(c) She was too busy.
(d) She could not decide who would be best.

4. By November 1566, how did Mary Queen of Scots feel about Lord Darnley?
(a) She was angry and refused to speak to him.
(b) She was impressed with his political skill.
(c) She was trying to get out of their marriage.
(d) She was deeply irrevocably in love with him.

5. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I mother?
(a) Mary Tudor.
(b) Katharine of Aragon.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Katherine Parr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mary Queen of Scots' adviser?

2. How did Lord Darnley perish?

3. Who did Cecil, Norfolk, and Sussex want the Queen to marry?

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

5. How many wives did Henry VIII have throughout his lifetime?

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