View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose household does Princess Elizabeth live in after her father's death?
(a) Her half sister, Mary Tudor.
(b) The Duke of Somerset.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Her stepmother, Catherine Parr, the Queen Dowager.

2. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?
(a) Mary dies after a long illness.
(b) Mary is murdered by Protestant sympathizers.
(c) Elizabeth weds Edward Courtenay and overthrows Mary.
(d) Mary is overthrown by Mary Stuart and taken to the Tower.

3. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

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

5. To whom does Elizabeth give a lock of graying red hair in 1572 when she is 39 years-old?
(a) The Pope.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) The poet, Sir Philip Sidney.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens when Mary Stuart desires to return to Scotland through England?

3. How many people attend the state banquet in Westminster hall to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation?

4. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 337 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample