1. What does Queen Elizabeth do with the treasure Francis Drake brings home from Spanish ships his pirates have looted?
(a) Keeps it and pays back Drake's investors.
(b) Pays her soldiers to make war on Scotland.
(c) Gives it to Prince Alenzon.
(d) Returns it to Spain.

2. Which of the following is not a place where glass is used in England as peacetime prosperity develops an increasing market for it?
(a) Bathing pools
(b) Drinking and looking glasses.
(c) Church altars.
(d) Windows of great houses and shops.

3. What poet writes Queen Elizabeth about the disadvantages of marrying Prince Alenzon?
(a) Byron.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Sir Philip Sidney.

4. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?
(a) Life in England during Elizabeth's reign.
(b) Queen Elizabeth I.
(c) The Protestant Reformation.
(d) The Spanish Armada.

5. What gift does the Earl of Leicester send Queen Elizabeth on New Year's day in 1580 to distract her from marrying Prince Alenzon?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A new horse.
(d) Gold buttons with diamonds and rubies on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Spain supporting Mary Stuart and planning to invade England on her behalf, with what country is it important for Queen Elizabeth and England to form an alliance?

2. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to divorce Lord Darnley?

3. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?

4. According to some books on heraldry of the period, what do the colors Queen Elizabeth tells Don Guzman de Silva are hers represent?

5. With what married woman and cousin of Queen Elizabeth does the Earl of Leicester have an affair?

(see the answer key)

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