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

2. What famous poem does Sir Philip Sidney write in honor of the woman he loves?
(a) Beloved.
(b) Astrophel and Stella.
(c) Silver Fairies and Golden Gnomes,
(d) Love Song to an Enchantress.

3. To whom does Queen Elizabeth confide in Chapter 21 that she hates the idea of marriage more every day?
(a) The Earl of Sussex.
(b) Sir Philip Sidney.
(c) Sir Francis Walsingham.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

4. Who does the Earl of Leicester secretly marry in 1578?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) Douglas Sheffield.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alenzon and his ambassador are walking with Queen Elizabeth, what actions of the queen indicate her intent to marry Alenzon?

2. When Queen Elizabeth has an abscessed tooth but fears to have her tooth pulled, what convinces her to consent to have the procedure done?

3. What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held?

4. What physical ailment on Queen Elizabeth's leg heals in 1578?

5. How does Queen Elizabeth react when she receives word that Mary Stuart has been beheaded?

(see the answer key)

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