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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6 Presumptions of Evil and Dishonourable and Naughty Reports.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wouldn't Elizabeth I name a successor?
(a) She had no one appropriate to succeed.
(b) She was too busy.
(c) She could not decide who would be best.
(d) She did not want to give up her power.

2. Of what new religious movement was Elizabeth I tolerant?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Puritanism.
(d) Buddhism.

3. On what day was Elizabeth's coronation ceremony?
(a) Wednesday, April 17.
(b) Friday, September 2.
(c) Sunday, January 15.
(d) Saturday, June 30.

4. Who was the younger brother of Elizabeth I?
(a) James I.
(b) Edward VI.
(c) Lord Dudley.
(d) Henry VII.

5. In Chapter 4, who was the Queen's favorite person at court?
(a) Catherine de'Medici.
(b) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Robert Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elizabeth I succeed?

2. Why did the council worry about Elizabeth's relationship with Dudley?

3. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?

4. How did Elizabeth's marriage games ultimately help England?

5. What, the author theorizes, may have been part of Robin's allure for the Queen?

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