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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. Which monarch ordered the most religion-related executions during his/her reign?
(a) Edward VI.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(d) Mary I.

2. How did the Duke of Norfolk die?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He was hanged, drawn, and quartered.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was drowned.

3. Who succeeded to the French throne after the Duke of Anjou's death?
(a) Phillip of Spain, a Catholic.
(b) Erik of Sweden, a Marxist.
(c) John Proctor, a Puritan.
(d) Henry of Bourbon, a Huguenot.

4. Who does Elizabeth I succeed?
(a) Mary Queen of Scots, her aunt.
(b) Lady Jane Grey, her cousin.
(c) Mary I, her sister.
(d) Katharine of Aragon, her stepmother.

5. Why did Elizabeth avoid the homes of her childhood?
(a) They were fallen into disrepair and too expensive to fix.
(b) She did not have good memories from those places.
(c) They were occupied by her other relatives.
(d) She enjoyed the Tower more than all the residences.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Elizabeth claim she was married?

2. Of what religious persuasion was Henry III?

3. Why wouldn't Elizabeth I name a successor?

4. What was Elizabeth's nickname for the person in #129?

5. Why did Elizabeth want Mary restored to the throne of Scotland?

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