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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10 A Matter Dangerous to the Common Amity and Things Grivouser and Worse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elizabeth I succeed?
(a) Katharine of Aragon, her stepmother.
(b) Lady Jane Grey, her cousin.
(c) Mary Queen of Scots, her aunt.
(d) Mary I, her sister.

2. Who was sent to negotiate the treaty with Scotland and France?
(a) Pope Pius IV.
(b) Robert Dudley.
(c) Sir William Cecil.
(d) Nicholas Throckmorton.

3. Who did Mary Queen of Scots actually want to wed?
(a) Erik of Sweden.
(b) Lord Darnley, son of Mary Stuart.
(c) The Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
(d) The Early of Leicester.

4. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I mother?
(a) Anne Boleyn.
(b) Katharine of Aragon.
(c) Mary Tudor.
(d) Katherine Parr.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who really controlled the French throne after the King's death?

2. Why did Elizabeth renew her marriage negotiations with Erik of Sweden?

3. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?

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

5. Who did Mary Queen of Scots wed on July 29, 1565?

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