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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20, and 21 Between Scylla and Charbdis, Practices at Home and Abroad, and The Tragical Execution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who succeeded to the French throne after the Duke of Anjou's death?
(a) Erik of Sweden, a Marxist.
(b) Phillip of Spain, a Catholic.
(c) Henry of Bourbon, a Huguenot.
(d) John Proctor, a Puritan.

2. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?
(a) Throckmorton and Norfolk.
(b) William Cecil and Robert Dudley.
(c) De Quadra and Ben Jonson.
(d) Shakespeare and Marley.

3. How did Elizabeth keep up her image as she aged?
(a) She hired young look-alikes to go into public.
(b) She retired from public life and commissioned portraits.
(c) She took up a weekly skin care regiment.
(d) She wore elaborate costumes and makeup.

4. Why, despite Elizabeth's competency, was England still suspicious of a female monarch?
(a) They were afraid of Elizabeth's power.
(b) They knew Catherine de' Medici and did not like her.
(c) They did not like Mary Queen of Scots.
(d) They remembered the disaster that was Mary Tudor's reign.

5. Who succeeded King Francis II?
(a) Elizabeth I.
(b) Charles IX.
(c) Erik of Sweden.
(d) Philip II.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dresses did Elizabeth own?

2. How did Elizabeth punish her Catholic subjects for failing to attend Anglican church?

3. What was the English Enterprise?

4. Why was Sir Walter Raleigh unpopular at court?

5. What was the ceremony King's Evil?

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