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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an action Sir William Cecil advises Queen Elizabeth to take to reduce the danger of Mary Stuart seizing the English throne?
(a) Forcing Mary Stuart to marry the Earl of Leicester.
(b) Keeping Mary Stuart in prison.
(c) Publicly declaring Mary Stuart guilty of Darnley's murder.
(d) Disallowing Mary Stuart's divorce from Bothwell.

2. With what married woman and cousin of Queen Elizabeth does the Earl of Leicester have an affair?
(a) Lady Mary Sidney.
(b) Lady Lennox.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) Catherine Grey.

3. When Amy Dudley is found at the bottom of a staircase with a broken neck, who is immediately suspected of murdering her?
(a) Her husband, Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Sir Christopher Hammond.

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

5. How does Lord Burleigh suggest that Queen Elizabeth rid herself of Alenzon when the prince insists they must marry as she promised?
(a) Marry him or pay him a lot of money.
(b) Have him assassinated.
(c) Help him seize the French throne from his brother.
(d) Offer him Mary Stuart as a bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?

2. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?

3. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?

4. Which of the following is not an entertainment provided for Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Kenilworth?

5. What Catholic does William Cecil think will ascend to the throne and revive Catholicism in England if the Protestant Queen Elizabeth dies without a child?

(see the answer key)

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