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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Queen Elizabeth at age 60 years-old?
(a) She is missing some teeth on the left side of her mouth.
(b) Although wrinkled, her skin is still flawless white.
(c) She has gained a lot of weight.
(d) She wears wigs a darker red than her own hair.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction to the death of her friend and councilor at the end of Chapter 25?

2. Who do the English blame for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?

3. When the Irish rebellion becomes urgent, who does Queen Elizabeth initially want to send to Ireland?

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. To whom does Lettice Devereux plot to marry her daughter?

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