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

2. Why did Elizabeth feel competitive toward Mary Queen of Scots?
(a) Mary's wardrobe was rumored to be more substantial than Elizabeth's.
(b) Mary was a better musician than Elizabeth.
(c) Mary was younger than Elizabeth and rumored to be beautiful.
(d) Mary spoke more languages than Elizabeth.

3. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?
(a) She had only weeks to live because of illness.
(b) She was offended that he did not speak English.
(c) She promised herself to Robert Dudley.
(d) She was disinclined to marry, especially someone who would be absent from the country.

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

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