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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8 Daughter of Debate and Without a Certain Heir.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Edward VI perish in 1553?
(a) He was in a carriage accident.
(b) He drowned at sea.
(c) He contracted tuberculosis.
(d) He suffered from the bubonic plague.

2. How did Amy Dudley's life end?
(a) She fell down the stairs of her home and broke her neck.
(b) She drowned after a shipwreck.
(c) She was killed by a vagrant with a sword.
(d) She contracted the sweating sickness.

3. How many wives did Henry VIII have throughout his lifetime?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?
(a) He may have killed her because he was jealous of Dudley.
(b) He may have killed her to protect England.
(c) He may have killed her because he was psychotic.
(d) He may have killed her because she was too politically powerful.

5. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?
(a) Pony.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Ed.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day was Elizabeth's coronation ceremony?

2. Who took over the French throne when King Henry II was killed?

3. What was Elizabeth's nickname for William Cecil, her Secretary of State?

4. How did the Queen's court, in general, feel about Robert Dudley?

5. Of what new religious movement was Elizabeth I tolerant?

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