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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. In her portraits, Elizabeth wanted the myth of the Virgin Queen to take precedence over what?
(a) Abstracts.
(b) Realism.
(c) Impressionism.
(d) Color.

2. Who did Leicester secretly marry so he could have a legitimate heir?
(a) Lettice Knollys.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Katherine Parr.
(d) Katherine Howard.

3. Who entered English territory on a sail to the Netherlands?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Spain.
(d) Ireland.

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

5. Who was Hugh O'Neill?
(a) He was the second Early of Shrewsbury and a Polish rebel.
(b) He was the second Earl of Tyrone and an Irish rebel.
(c) He was the Queen's head of security.
(d) He was a Privy Councillor to King James VI of Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How were Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots related?

3. What rumors persisted about the Queen and Robert Dudley?

4. What was the name of Leicester's illegitimate son?

5. What was Elizabeth's first personal brush with death in her reign?

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