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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20, and 21 Between Scylla and Charbdis, Practices at Home and Abroad, and The Tragical Execution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom may Elizabeth I have been in love?
(a) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) King Erik of Sweden.
(d) Robert Dudley.

2. To whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?
(a) She was married to the Pope.
(b) She was married to King Philip of Spain.
(c) She was married to the people.
(d) She was married to Sir Robert Dudley.

3. Who was Roberto Ridolfi?
(a) He was Catherine de'Medici's ambassador.
(b) He was a papal agent who wanted Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne.
(c) He was almost assuredly Elizabeth's lover.
(d) He was Norfolk's secretary.

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

5. Why, despite Elizabeth's competency, was England still suspicious of a female monarch?
(a) They knew Catherine de' Medici and did not like her.
(b) They did not like Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) They were afraid of Elizabeth's power.
(d) They remembered the disaster that was Mary Tudor's reign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary Queen of Scots want Elizabeth to do for her?

2. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband?

3. In what year did Henry VIII die?

4. How did Elizabeth's marriage games ultimately help England?

5. Who does Elizabeth I succeed?

(see the answer key)

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