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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is assassinated in 1584?
(a) William of Orange.
(b) Prince Alenzon.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

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

3. Who will finance the invasion Mary Stuart anticipates?
(a) Catherine de Medici.
(b) King James of Scotland.
(c) The King of Spain.
(d) The Duke of Guise.

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

5. How does Queen Elizabeth revive the Royal Navy?
(a) She drafts more men into the Navy.
(b) She increases sailors' wages and builds strong ships.
(c) She offers titles and lands for joining the Navy.
(d) She sends medicine to ailing sailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stockings does Mrs. Montagu give Queen Elizabeth in 1560?

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

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

4. Which of the following is not a place where glass is used in England as peacetime prosperity develops an increasing market for it?

5. What disease does Queen Elizabeth contract and nearly die of?

(see the answer key)

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