View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are pearls said to symbolize?
(a) Women.
(b) Psychic ability.
(c) Virginity.
(d) Wealth.

2. What disease does Queen Elizabeth contract and nearly die of?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Diptheria.

3. Where does Queen Elizabeth send Mary Stuart to at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) France.
(b) Hatfield Palace.
(c) Spain.
(d) Tutbury Castle.

4. What do four Spanish ships that take refuge in Plymouth and Southampton in December 1568 carry?
(a) 85,000 pounds of gold.
(b) Jewels and silks from the Orient.
(c) A potential bridegroom for Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Soldiers to invade the English coast.

5. What does the author say hair is washed with during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) Honeysuckle.
(b) Lavender and roses.
(c) Lye.
(d) Olive oil.

6. Who does the Spanish Ambassador Don Gerau de Spies plot to marry to Mary Stuart to restore Catholicism to England?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) The Duke of Alva.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

7. When Mary Stuart demands that Queen Elizabeth send her clothes suitable for her position, what does one of Elizabeth's maids send Mary?
(a) Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.
(b) A golden, pearl-studded dress.
(c) A patched and ragged dress.
(d) A needle and thread to sew her own clothing.

8. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?
(a) Mary dies after a long illness.
(b) Mary is overthrown by Mary Stuart and taken to the Tower.
(c) Mary is murdered by Protestant sympathizers.
(d) Elizabeth weds Edward Courtenay and overthrows Mary.

9. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who is caught with the teenage Princess Elizabeth in his arms and eventually taken to the Tower and executed for planning to marry her without the king's Privy Council?
(a) Lord Burleigh.
(b) Edward Seymour.
(c) Robert Dudley, The Earl of Leicester.
(d) Thomas Seymour.

10. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Sir Thomas Wyatt.

11. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) Teeth were never cleaned then.
(b) By rubbing them with a cloth and using a toothpick.
(c) By using a toothbrush just like people today use.
(d) By rinsing the mouth with water and salt.

12. Who shows over familiarity with the queen by taking her napkin out of her hand to wipe his sweaty face during a tennis game?
(a) Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester.
(b) Philip Sidney.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

13. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?
(a) When Elizabeth's father dies.
(b) When they are both imprisoned in the Tower of London.
(c) When the Master of the Horse becomes Elizabeth's guardian.
(d) When Elizabeth almost dies of smallpox.

14. Which of the following statements does not describe an effect the pope's actions against Queen Elizabeth have on English Catholics?
(a) They are disobedient to the Pope if loyal to the queen.
(b) Mary Stuart is crowned Queen of England.
(c) Elizabeth's policy of religious compromise is shattered.
(d) They are traitors to the queen if obedient to the Pope.

15. What do the Catholic bishops not want to do for Queen Elizabeth's coronation?
(a) Crown the queen.
(b) Offer prayers for the queen.
(c) Bless the queen.
(d) Attend the ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?

3. Where does the author say she gets her information about the queen from?

4. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who appoints himself Duke of Somerset and Protector and advisor to young King Edward after King Henry VIII's death?

5. What story arose about Elizabeth I's appearance after the age of thirty?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 731 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample