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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Prince Alenzon, Queen Elizabeth's French suitor?
(a) Tall, muscular, and handsome.
(b) A large nose.
(c) Pitted from smallpox.
(d) Puny in size.

2. At the end of Chapter 26, how does Queen Elizabeth tell her Privy Council to convert Catholics to Protestants?
(a) By torture.
(b) By their swords.
(c) By burning or hanging them.
(d) By the example of their lives.

3. When Queen Elizabeth has an abscessed tooth but fears to have her tooth pulled, what convinces her to consent to have the procedure done?
(a) Her abscess causes a high fever that threatens her life.
(b) The Bishop of London has his tooth pulled as an example.
(c) Herbs can put her to sleep for the procedure.
(d) The Earl of Leicester offers to pull the tooth for her.

4. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who is caught with the teenage Princess Elizabeth in his arms and eventually taken to the Tower and executed for planning to marry her without the king's Privy Council?
(a) Robert Dudley, The Earl of Leicester.
(b) Lord Burleigh.
(c) Thomas Seymour.
(d) Edward Seymour.

5. When Mary Stuart demands that Queen Elizabeth send her clothes suitable for her position, what does one of Elizabeth's maids send Mary?
(a) A golden, pearl-studded dress.
(b) A patched and ragged dress.
(c) A needle and thread to sew her own clothing.
(d) Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Queen Mary Tudor determined to reinstate as England's national religion when she ascends to the throne?

2. What does Queen Elizabeth do with the treasure Francis Drake brings home from Spanish ships his pirates have looted?

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

4. What is the name of Francis Drake's pirate ship?

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

(see the answer key)

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