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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

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

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

3. What does the author say the aim of the book is in the introduction?
(a) To show how similar Elizabeth I was to her father Henry VIII.
(b) To earn the author a doctoral degree.
(c) To record the history of the Tudor dynasty.
(d) To collect interesting personal information about Elizabeth I.

4. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?
(a) Islam.
(b) Judaism.
(c) The Reformed Church.
(d) Catholicism.

5. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?
(a) Rizzio.
(b) Lady Lennox.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) Lord Darnley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What powerful country supports the marriage of Mary Stuart to Darnley?

2. Whose household does Princess Elizabeth live in after her father's death?

3. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?

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. In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy?

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