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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who marries his son to Lady Jane Grey because of her place in the line of succession to the throne of England?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) Thomas Seymour.
(c) Sir Francis Drake.
(d) Philip Sidney.

2. What does the author say the aim of the book is in the introduction?
(a) To collect interesting personal information about Elizabeth I.
(b) To record the history of the Tudor dynasty.
(c) To earn the author a doctoral degree.
(d) To show how similar Elizabeth I was to her father Henry VIII.

3. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?
(a) When Elizabeth almost dies of smallpox.
(b) When the Master of the Horse becomes Elizabeth's guardian.
(c) When Elizabeth's father dies.
(d) When they are both imprisoned in the Tower of London.

4. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(b) Mary Stuart.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Sir Thomas Wyatt.

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

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

7. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?
(a) It gives Scotland to France.
(b) It gives Scotland to Spain.
(c) It gives Scotland to Elizabeth.
(d) It recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England.

8. Who does Elizabeth choose as her Master of the Horse when she first becomes queen?
(a) Sir Francis Drake.
(b) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(c) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(d) Lord Robert Dudley.

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

10. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?
(a) Gold.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Silver.

11. What does the author say hair is washed with during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) Lavender and roses.
(b) Honeysuckle.
(c) Lye.
(d) Olive oil.

12. In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy?
(a) Sir William Cecil.
(b) Queen Elizabeth of England.
(c) Lady Lennox.
(d) Rizzio, her Italian secretary.

13. How long has Queen Elizabeth ruled England at 37 years-old?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

14. What action does Pope Pius take against Queen Elizabeth in 1570?
(a) He curses her and asks God to smite her.
(b) He calls Europe to war against her.
(c) He hires an assassin to kill her.
(d) He excommunicates her.

15. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?
(a) Judaism.
(b) The Reformed Church.
(c) Islam.
(d) Catholicism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are pearls said to symbolize?

3. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Wyatt's Rebellion depicted in Chapter 3?

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

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