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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Bonny Sweet Robin.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What, the author theorizes, may have been part of Robin's allure for the Queen?
(a) He was extremely wealthy and she needed money.
(b) She needed someone to teach her to ride a horse.
(c) She had all the control in their relationship.
(d) He was the most handsome man who ever lived.

3. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?
(a) She was offended that he did not speak English.
(b) She was disinclined to marry, especially someone who would be absent from the country.
(c) She promised herself to Robert Dudley.
(d) She had only weeks to live because of illness.

4. What was Elizabeth's nickname for William Cecil, her Secretary of State?
(a) Book.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Pen.
(d) Spirit.

5. What was Elizabeth's nickname?
(a) Bloody Mary.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) Queen of Scots.
(d) The Virgin Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the younger brother of Elizabeth I?

2. What rumors persisted about the Queen and Robert Dudley?

3. How long did Elizabeth reign?

4. To whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?

5. What was the nickname of Mary I?

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