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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sun Setteth at Last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Leicester secretly marry?
(a) Douglas, the Lady Sheffield.
(b) Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Lettice Knollys.

2. What was the main event Elizabeth's council wanted to take place?
(a) They wanted to have a coronation ball.
(b) They wanted her to marry and produce an heir.
(c) They wanted to go to war with Spain.
(d) They wanted to lower taxes.

3. Who was assisting Mary Queen of Scots in a bid for the English throne?
(a) Philip of Spain.
(b) Rob Roy of Ireland.
(c) Erik of Sweden.
(d) The Archduke Ferdinand.

4. Because of economic hardships, what had become a problem in England?
(a) Beggars.
(b) The plague.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Ireland.

5. The Treaty of Blois allied what two countries?
(a) France and Sweden.
(b) France and Spain.
(c) England and France.
(d) England and Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Anjou return to wooing Elizabeth?

2. How did Elizabeth take her meals?

3. Who did Cecil, Norfolk, and Sussex want the Queen to marry?

4. In what house was the Queen's most famous progress throughout the kingdom?

5. How long did Elizabeth reign?

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