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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sun Setteth at Last.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it dangerous for Mary to go abroad?
(a) She could not swim and was deathly afraid of water.
(b) She could gain support for European Catholics who wanted her to take the English throne.
(c) She was not well constituted to travel and was constantly ill.
(d) There was a contract taken out on her life by Scotland.

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

3. Who was assisting Mary Queen of Scots in a bid for the English throne?
(a) Philip of Spain.
(b) Erik of Sweden.
(c) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(d) Rob Roy of Ireland.

4. What did Elizabeth do whenever people thought she was ill?
(a) She would shut herself in her chamber.
(b) She would demand a written correction of the rumor.
(c) She would throw fits in her council meetings.
(d) She would make a public display of her health.

5. In what house was the Queen's most famous progress throughout the kingdom?
(a) Kenilworth.
(b) Whitehall.
(c) The Tower.
(d) Westminster.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did Mary Queen of Scots think she was entitled?

2. How did the Queen publicly humiliate Robert Dudley?

3. Since Amy was not welcomed at court, how did she spend her time?

4. In her portraits, Elizabeth wanted the myth of the Virgin Queen to take precedence over what?

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

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