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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. What title did Elizabeth create for William Cecil on February 25, 1571?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) The Baron Sussex.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) The Baron Burghley.

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

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

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

5. What was Elizabeth's nickname for William Cecil, her Secretary of State?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Pen.
(c) Book.
(d) Gypsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, despite Elizabeth's competency, was England still suspicious of a female monarch?

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

3. When did Mary Queen of Scots give birth to her son, James?

4. Who, in a play for political power, may have been behind Amy Dudley's death?

5. Why did Elizabeth allow Darnley to escape to Scotland?

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