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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Babington plot?
(a) A plot to murder Elizabeth & put Mary Stuart on the throne.
(b) A plot to kidnap King James of Scotland.
(c) A plot to murder Mary Stuart.
(d) A plot to for Mary Stuart to wed the King of Spain.

2. What hunchback becomes Queen Elizabeth's advisor and England's Lord Treasurer, replacing his father in the position?
(a) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) Robert Cecil, Lord Burleigh's son.

3. When Queen Elizabeth is 54 years-old, how old is Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex?
(a) 21.
(b) 60.
(c) 54.
(d) 35.

4. Who is suspected of poisoning Lord Sheffield at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Sir Francis Walsingham.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Lord Burleigh.
(d) The Duke of Norfolk.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Prince Alenzon, Queen Elizabeth's French suitor?
(a) A large nose.
(b) Puny in size.
(c) Tall, muscular, and handsome.
(d) Pitted from smallpox.

6. Which beloved friend and councilor of Queen Elizabeth's dies at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) The Earl of Sussex.
(c) Sir Francis Walsingham.
(d) Lord Burleigh.

7. Who does the Scottish Regent Morton implicate in Lord Darnley's murder?
(a) Lord Burleigh.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

8. When rebellion starts in Ireland, who gets angry when Queen Elizabeth sends his uncle to Ireland to handle the situation instead of sending another man he recommends?
(a) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) Francis Bacon.
(d) Robert Cecil.

9. What does Queen Elizabeth ask to see when she visits Dr. John Dee at the beginning of Chapter 18?
(a) His speculum of magic glass.
(b) His new horses.
(c) his Spanish gold.
(d) His new wife.

10. Who does the Earl of Leicester secretly marry in 1578?
(a) Lady Lennox.
(b) Lettice Devereux.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Douglas Sheffield.

11. 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) Gold buttons with diamonds and rubies on them.
(c) A new horse.
(d) A pearl necklace.

12. In Chapter 26, what are Queen Elizabeth's new young advisors interested in instead of her?
(a) Her position.
(b) Court life.
(c) Fame.
(d) Younger women.

13. What does Sir Thomas Gresham establish in London on Cornhill in 1571?
(a) A seat of commercial exchange.
(b) A silk cloth manufacturing firm.
(c) A glass-making shop.
(d) A printing shop.

14. Which of the following is not a sign of Queen Elizabeth's advancing age?
(a) Her robes are too heavy to wear.
(b) She needs a cane and becomes forgetful.
(c) She wears wigs.
(d) She stumbles on the steps of the Throne.

15. When a comet appears over London, what do many people believe it heralds?
(a) The death of some great person.
(b) The coming of great prosperity.
(c) The coming of war.
(d) The coming of the plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queen Elizabeth's appetite like at 60 years-old?

2. When Queen Elizabeth has an abscessed tooth but fears to have her tooth pulled, what convinces her to consent to have the procedure done?

3. To whom does Queen Elizabeth confide in Chapter 21 that she hates the idea of marriage more every day?

4. Who will finance the invasion Mary Stuart anticipates?

5. What happens to Lady Lennox as a result of her matchmaking for a youth of royal blood without the Crown's permission?

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