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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes Lord High Admiral of the English navy after King Henry VIII's death?
(a) Sir Francis Drake.
(b) Thomas Seymour, Somerset's brother & Edward's uncle.
(c) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(d) Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester.

2. 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?
(a) Mary Tudor.
(b) Prince Philip of Spain.
(c) Edward Courtenay.
(d) The Duke of Norfolk.

3. What story arose about Elizabeth I's appearance after the age of thirty?
(a) That she was bald.
(b) That she was secretly married to the Earl of Leicester.
(c) That she could not have children.
(d) That she was illegitimate and did not deserve the throne.

4. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(b) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Prince Philip of Spain.

5. Who becomes the ruler of England after King Henry VIII's death when Elizabeth is 14 years-old?
(a) Elizabeth's nine-year-old half brother, Edward.
(b) Lady Jane Grey.
(c) Elizabeth's 27 year-old half sister, Mary Tudor.
(d) Mary Stuart.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?

2. 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?

3. According to King Henry's will, what is the order of succession to the throne?

4. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?

5. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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