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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Mary Stuart agrees to accept the husband Queen Elizabeth suggests for her, what might Elizabeth consent to do for Mary?
(a) Name her as heiress-presumptive to the English Crown.
(b) Give her an English estate.
(c) Give her an Army to help her take the French Crown.
(d) Be godmother to her children.

2. What invasion is Mary Stuart anticipating at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) An invasion of Scotland by Queen Elizabeth.
(b) An invastion of England by Scottish Lords.
(c) An invasion of England on her behalf by Spain.
(d) An invastion of France by Scotland.

3. According to King Henry's will, what is the order of succession to the throne?
(a) Edward, Mary, Elizabeth.
(b) Mary, Elizabeth, Edward.
(c) Lady Jane Grey, Edward, Mary.
(d) Mary, Edward, Lady Jane Grey.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe an effect the pope's actions against Queen Elizabeth have on English Catholics?
(a) Mary Stuart is crowned Queen of England.
(b) They are disobedient to the Pope if loyal to the queen.
(c) Elizabeth's policy of religious compromise is shattered.
(d) They are traitors to the queen if obedient to the Pope.

5. Who says the Massacre of St. Bartholomew is the greatest crime since the Crucifixion?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Lord Burleigh.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number has Essex's army of 16,000 men been reduced to due to his ineptitude?

2. Where does Queen Elizabeth send Mary Stuart to at the end of Chapter 11?

3. What does Queen Elizabeth do to combat Catherine de Medici's plans for Mary Stuart?

4. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?

5. With whom does Sir Philip Sidney fall in love?

(see the answer key)

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