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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 The Axe Must Be the Next Warning and Less Agreeable Things to Think About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Earl of Bothwell?
(a) He was one of Darnley's best friends and trusted council members.
(b) He kidnapped and wed Elizabeth, formerly the Virgin Queen.
(c) He was the most powerful Earl in France.
(d) He kidnapped and wed Mary and allegedly organized Darnley's murder.

2. Who was assisting Mary Queen of Scots in a bid for the English throne?
(a) Philip of Spain.
(b) Erik of Sweden.
(c) Rob Roy of Ireland.
(d) The Archduke Ferdinand.

3. Who was Elizabeth's childhood teacher?
(a) Sir Robert Dudley.
(b) Roger Ascham
(c) Edward Courtenay.
(d) Thomas Parry.

4. With whom did Mary Queen of Scots fall in love?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Lord Darnley.

5. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?
(a) De Quadra and Ben Jonson.
(b) Shakespeare and Marley.
(c) William Cecil and Robert Dudley.
(d) Throckmorton and Norfolk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the dual reasons for Elizabeth to live in such a large image?

2. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I mother?

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

4. Why did the Queen need heirs?

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

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