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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) Robert Dudley.
(b) King Erik of Sweden.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) The Archduke Ferdinand.

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

3. Who succeeded King Francis II?
(a) Elizabeth I.
(b) Philip II.
(c) Erik of Sweden.
(d) Charles IX.

4. When was Elizabeth officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
(a) February 25, 1580.
(b) February 25, 1550.
(c) February 25, 1560.
(d) February 25, 1570.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By November 1566, how did Mary Queen of Scots feel about Lord Darnley?

2. Of what religious persuasion was Henry III?

3. Why weren't there many women at Elizabeth's court?

4. How did Elizabeth take her meals?

5. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?

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