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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction when her Privy Council finds insufficient evidence to charge Norfolk with treason?
(a) She hires an assassin to kill Norfolk.
(b) She is relieved and publicly thanks God.
(c) She says she will behead him by her own authority and faints.
(d) She has Norfolk poisoned in secret to make sure he is dead.

2. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?
(a) Sir William Cecil.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

3. To whom does Elizabeth give a lock of graying red hair in 1572 when she is 39 years-old?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) The poet, Sir Philip Sidney.

4. 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?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

5. What keeps Queen Elizabeth's complexion so white?
(a) A lotion of egg white, eggshell, alum, borax & poppyseeds.
(b) Elizabeth avoids sunlight.
(c) Elizabeth wears a white powder.
(d) Elizabeth is an albino.

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

7. What happens to Lord Darnley in Edinburgh the day before he marries Mary Stuart?
(a) He is proclaimed King of Scotland.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He is killed in a sword fight.
(d) He gets the plague.

8. In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Rizzio, her Italian secretary.
(c) Queen Elizabeth of England.
(d) Sir William Cecil.

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

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

11. Where does the author say she gets her information about the queen from?
(a) Secret diaries of Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Spanish and French documents about Elizabeth I.
(c) Secret diaries of Lord Burleigh.
(d) Various sources already published.

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

13. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?
(a) It gives Scotland to France.
(b) It gives Scotland to Elizabeth.
(c) It gives Scotland to Spain.
(d) It recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England.

14. What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held?
(a) They find she has been moved to Coventry.
(b) They are intercepted by English troops and battle ensues.
(c) They are reported to the queen and flee to France.
(d) They succeed in rescuing her and escape to Scotland.

15. What does Elizabeth ride in through London to Westminster on the Saturday before her coronation?
(a) A coach draped with rubies and pearls.
(b) A silk-draped litter carried by eight footmen.
(c) A chariot draped with crimson velvet.
(d) A golden coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Queen Elizabeth ruled England at 37 years-old?

2. What does Queen Elizabeth do with the cargo of the Spanish ships?

3. What does the author say hair is washed with during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?

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

5. What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570?

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