2. What story arose about Elizabeth I's appearance after the age of thirty?
(a) That she was illegitimate and did not deserve the throne.
(b) That she was secretly married to the Earl of Leicester.
(c) That she was bald.
(d) That she could not have children.

3. What religion is Queen Mary Tudor determined to reinstate as England's national religion when she ascends to the throne?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Judaism.

4. How old is Elizabeth when she becomes queen of England?
(a) 12.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 32.

5. To whom does Queen Elizabeth give the Earldom of Leicester?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) Lord Robert Dudley.
(c) Lord Darnley.
(d) Sir William Cecil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an action Sir William Cecil advises Queen Elizabeth to take to reduce the danger of Mary Stuart seizing the English throne?

2. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?

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

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

5. What physical ailment on Queen Elizabeth's leg heals in 1578?

(see the answer key)

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