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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. 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 be a more attractive match for Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) She wanted him to be eligible to marry for herself.
(d) She wanted him to marry a Spanish heiress.

2. Why did Elizabeth have to execute Norfolk?
(a) Norfolk insulted her and claimed she was an incompetent ruler.
(b) She had to make an example of either him or Mary who was an anointed sovereign.
(c) She was forced into executing him by the Parliament.
(d) She promised the Earl of Leicester she would sentence Norfolk to death.

3. Who was Mary Queen of Scots' adviser?
(a) Throckmorton.
(b) James Stuart, the Earl of Moray.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) William Cecil.

4. How did Elizabeth take her meals?
(a) She only ate with the Earl of Leicester.
(b) In huge banquet halls: she hated eating alone.
(c) She ate with her ladies in waiting.
(d) Privately; she disliked eating in public.

5. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Pony.
(d) Ed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, though a political lightweight, was Darnley not allowed to go to Scotland?

2. What was Elizabeth's favorite art form?

3. What was Elizabeth's nickname?

4. What was the ceremony King's Evil?

5. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?

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