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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?
(a) Be godmother to her children.
(b) Give her an English estate.
(c) Name her as heiress-presumptive to the English Crown.
(d) Give her an Army to help her take the French Crown.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Queen Elizabeth I's physical appearance?
(a) Her eyes are golden and large-pupiled from short sight.
(b) She has red-gold hair and very fair skin.
(c) She closely resembles her father, Henry VIII.
(d) She has her mother's sallow and dark complexion.

3. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?
(a) He is her guard while she is in the tower.
(b) He is her lover.
(c) He is her cousin.
(d) He is her Secretary of State.

4. When Queen Elizabeth hesitates to intervene in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland, how does William Cecil persuade her to take action?
(a) He asks Lord Robert Dudley to persuade her.
(b) He tells her Mary Stuart has declared war.
(c) He tells her the nobles support war.
(d) He threatens to resign.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?
(a) Surrender her throne to Catherine Grey.
(b) Marry.
(c) Declare war on France.
(d) Declare war on Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors does Queen Elizabeth tell Spanish ambassador Don Guzman de Silva are her colors?

2. What is King Henry VIII's relationship to Lady Jane Grey?

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

4. According to some books on heraldry of the period, what do the colors Queen Elizabeth tells Don Guzman de Silva are hers represent?

5. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

(see the answer key)

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