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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What invasion is Mary Stuart anticipating at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) An invastion of France by Scotland.
(b) An invasion of Scotland by Queen Elizabeth.
(c) An invasion of England on her behalf by Spain.
(d) An invastion of England by Scottish Lords.

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

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

5. When Mary Stuart writes Queen Elizabeth in Chapter 22, who does she blame for the gossip about her?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Lady Shrewsbury.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) Lord Burleigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are pearls said to symbolize?

2. Who is assassinated in 1584?

3. Who wants to marry Don Carlos, a criminal lunatic, to gain an alliance with Spain to help dethrone Elizabeth?

4. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?

5. During her era, what is unusual about the way Queen Elizabeth bathes?

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