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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?
(a) Lord Bothwell.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) Lord Lennox.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

2. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to divorce Lord Darnley?
(a) Darnley has threatened to kill her if she divorces him.
(b) It is a sin to divorce in her eyes.
(c) It could throw doubt on the legitimacy of her son.
(d) She loves him.

3. What do four Spanish ships that take refuge in Plymouth and Southampton in December 1568 carry?
(a) A potential bridegroom for Queen Elizabeth.
(b) 85,000 pounds of gold.
(c) Soldiers to invade the English coast.
(d) Jewels and silks from the Orient.

4. What powerful country supports the marriage of Mary Stuart to Darnley?
(a) France.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

5. What kind of ships is the English channel swarming with at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Swedish ships.
(b) French ships.
(c) Spanish ships.
(d) Pirate ships.

6. According to some books on heraldry of the period, what do the colors Queen Elizabeth tells Don Guzman de Silva are hers represent?
(a) Perpetual virginity.
(b) Victory in war.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Prosperity.

7. What do the Catholic bishops not want to do for Queen Elizabeth's coronation?
(a) Attend the ceremony.
(b) Offer prayers for the queen.
(c) Crown the queen.
(d) Bless the queen.

8. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?
(a) She is accused of adultery and treason and beheaded.
(b) She dies of smallpox.
(c) She dies in childbirth.
(d) She drowns at sea while traveling with the king.

9. When Mary Stuart demands that Queen Elizabeth send her clothes suitable for her position, what does one of Elizabeth's maids send Mary?
(a) Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.
(b) A golden, pearl-studded dress.
(c) A patched and ragged dress.
(d) A needle and thread to sew her own clothing.

10. Which of Queen Elizabeth's suitors does Sir William Cecil draw a table of the pros and cons of the potential marriage?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) Prince Alenzon.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) Archduke Charles.

11. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?
(a) He is her Secretary of State.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her lover.
(d) He is her guard while she is in the tower.

12. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?
(a) Catherine de Medici.
(b) Rizzio.
(c) Lady Lennox.
(d) Lord Darnley.

13. Who does the Spanish Ambassador Don Gerau de Spies plot to marry to Mary Stuart to restore Catholicism to England?
(a) The Duke of Alva.
(b) The Duke of Norfolk.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

14. Who is Princess Elizabeth's mother?
(a) Jane Seymour, King Henry VIII's third wife.
(b) Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VIII's first wife.
(c) Ann Boleyn, King Henry VIII's second wife.
(d) Catherine Howard, King Henry VIII's fifth wife.

15. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?
(a) A law outlawing Catholicism in England.
(b) A law raising taxes.
(c) A law making Robert Dudley her heir.
(d) The Act of Supremacy and Uniformity.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Queen Elizabeth give the Earldom of Leicester?

2. How does Queen Elizabeth revive the Royal Navy?

3. What Catholic does William Cecil think will ascend to the throne and revive Catholicism in England if the Protestant Queen Elizabeth dies without a child?

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. Who agrees to be the godmother to the infant son of Mary Stuart?

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