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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?
(a) It recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England.
(b) It gives Scotland to France.
(c) It gives Scotland to Elizabeth.
(d) It gives Scotland to Spain.

2. Who do the English blame for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?
(a) Catherine de Medici.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) The Pope.

3. What religion is Queen Mary Tudor determined to reinstate as England's national religion when she ascends to the throne?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Catholicism.

4. Who tries to seize Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth after King Edward's death, proclaiming Lady Jane Grey as queen of England in place of Henry VIII's daughters?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) Lady Jane Grey.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) Sir Philip Sidney.

5. What does the French ambassador tell the Spanish ambassador about the way Queen Elizabeth spent New Year's Night in 1566?
(a) He says she got drunk.
(b) He says she danced and played the virginals.
(c) He says she watched a play.
(d) He says she slept with the Earl of Leicester that night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows over familiarity with the queen by taking her napkin out of her hand to wipe his sweaty face during a tennis game?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe an effect the pope's actions against Queen Elizabeth have on English Catholics?

3. Who has a medal made to commemorate the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?

4. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction when her Privy Council finds insufficient evidence to charge Norfolk with treason?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Wyatt's Rebellion depicted in Chapter 3?

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