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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. Why did Elizabeth remake Dudley into the Earl of Leicester?
(a) She owed him a favor and was tired of him whining.
(b) She wanted him to marry a Spanish heiress.
(c) She wanted him to be eligible to marry for herself.
(d) She wanted him to be a more attractive match for Mary Queen of Scots.

2. What member of Mary Queen of Scots' entourage did Lord Darnley have killed?
(a) Randolph, her ambassador.
(b) Thomas Keyes, her porter.
(c) Cecil, her council.
(d) Rizzio, her secretary.

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

4. When did Mary Queen of Scots give birth to her son, James?
(a) June 19, 1566.
(b) June 19, 1555.
(c) June 19, 1544.
(d) June 19, 1577.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item(s) were discovered that incriminated Mary in Darnley's murder?

2. How did Elizabeth stave off the dangers from Catholics abroad?

3. Why did the Queen need heirs?

4. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?

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

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