Q.1
Who was Elizabeth's heir when she took the throne in 1558?
  • Mary Tudor
  • Edward Tudor
  • Mary, Queen of Scots
  • James Stuart
Q.2
Who was the legal heir to the throne after the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587?
  • James Stuart, Mary's son
  • Henry III of France
  • Christian of Denmark
  • Henry IV of France
Q.3
Which English suitor's chances as a bridegroom for Elizabeth were reduced when his wife, Amy Robsart, was found dead at the foot of a staircase?
  • Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
  • William Cecil
  • Sir Francis Walsingham
Q.4
Mary, Queen of Scots was a serious contender for the throne until her execution in Why was she put to death?
  • Plotting with Roman Catholics to overthrow Elizabeth
  • Following the Roman Catholic faith
  • Inviting the French king to invade England
  • Urging Scottish nobles to make war on Elizabeth
Q.5
Ambassador de Feria pressed his monarch's claim for Elizabeth's hand. Which sovereign state was he representing?
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Belgium
Q.6
Who eventually succeeded Elizabeth on the English throne?
  • James I
  • Henry IV of France
  • Margaret of Denmark
  • Philip III of Spain
Q.7
Charles, Archduke of Austria, threw his hat in the ring for Elizabeth's hand in marriage in Which religion did he practise?
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Protestantism
  • Roman Catholicism
Q.8
In 1562 Elizabeth nearly died from a contagious disease. Had she died the succession would have been thrown into turmoil. From which illness did she suffer?
  • Bubonic Plague
  • Cholera
  • Polio
  • Smallpox
Q.9
Which European king, recently widowed, sought Elizabeth's hand from 1558, but later became hostile?
  • Eric of Sweden
  • Archduke Charles of Austria
  • Philip II of Spain
  • Henry II of France
Q.10
To which continental family did Francis, Duke of Anjou (previously Duke of Alencon) belong?
  • Bourbon
  • Valois
  • Hapsburg
  • Guise
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