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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Queen Elizabeth confide in Chapter 21 that she hates the idea of marriage more every day?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) Sir Francis Walsingham.
(c) Sir Philip Sidney.
(d) The Earl of Sussex.

2. What does Queen Elizabeth wear to ride through her troops and inspire them?
(a) A suit of armor.
(b) A steel corset and helmet with white plumes.
(c) A pirate's hat.
(d) A male soldier's uniform.

3. Why does Queen Elizabeth refuse the Prince of Orange's request to become queen of additional lands?
(a) The lands are too infested with pirates to interest her.
(b) Doing so would put England at open war with Spain.
(c) She would have to marry him to become the queen.
(d) The lands are too poor to interest her.

4. When Queen Elizabeth does not renew a tax on sweet wines that the Earl of Essex depends on for his income, what does Essex do?
(a) He becomes a pirate.
(b) He goes back to Ireland.
(c) He publicly insults the queen.
(d) He begs the queen for a loan.

5. What happens to Lady Lennox as a result of her matchmaking for a youth of royal blood without the Crown's permission?
(a) She is hung.
(b) She is beheaded.
(c) She is banished to Scotland.
(d) She is imprisoned in the Tower.

6. To whom does King Philip of Spain decide to give England?
(a) To one of his daughters.
(b) To Prince Alenzon.
(c) To his wife.
(d) To the Earl of Leicester.

7. Who entertains Queen Elizabeth at his estate of Kenilworth in Chapter 18?
(a) The Duke of Alba.
(b) Sir Henry Sidney.
(c) Lord Burleigh.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

8. What factors help the English ships defeat the Spanish Armada when Spain tries to invade England?
(a) The Spanish ships are full of holes and not fit to sail.
(b) The Spanish sailors are not loyal to their king.
(c) English ships are built lower and faster than Spanish ships.
(d) The English outnumber the Spanish.

9. What countries do skilled workers in things like felt, thread, lace, and silk come from, bringing their thriving trades with them?
(a) Germany and Sweden.
(b) The Netherlands and France.
(c) China and Japan.
(d) Italy and Spain.

10. What is the Earl of Essex charged with in Chapter 29?
(a) High treason.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Disobedience to the queen.

11. What is the Earl of Essex sentenced to for his crime?
(a) To be hung.
(b) To be burned alive.
(c) To be beheaded.
(d) To be imprisoned in the Tower.

12. What hunchback becomes Queen Elizabeth's advisor and England's Lord Treasurer, replacing his father in the position?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Sir Christopher Hatton.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) Robert Cecil, Lord Burleigh's son.

13. When the Irish rebellion becomes urgent, who does Queen Elizabeth initially want to send to Ireland?
(a) Robert Cecil.
(b) Mountjoy.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) Francis Bacon.

14. How does the Pope respond when two English noblemen ask if assassinating Queen Elizabeth is a sin?
(a) He says murder is a sin, no matter who is murdered.
(b) He asks English Catholics to rise against the queen.
(c) He says sending her out of the world is God's work, not sin.
(d) He hires the two nobles to kill the queen.

15. Which of the following statements does not describe Prince Alenzon, Queen Elizabeth's French suitor?
(a) A large nose.
(b) Pitted from smallpox.
(c) Tall, muscular, and handsome.
(d) Puny in size.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Spain attack France in Chapter 27 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>?

2. In Chapter 26, what are Queen Elizabeth's new young advisors interested in instead of her?

3. What does Sir Thomas Gresham establish in London on Cornhill in 1571?

4. What is Queen Elizabeth's appetite like at 60 years-old?

5. Which of the following is not a sign of Queen Elizabeth's advancing age?

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