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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does Lettice Devereux plot to marry her daughter?
(a) King James of Scotland.
(b) The Earl of Sussex.
(c) Sir Philip Sidney.
(d) Prince Alenzon.

3. When the Church of England is criticized for appointing incompetent clergy, which of the following is not the kind of man Queen Elizabeth advises the bishops to appoint?
(a) Former Catholic priests trained in Latin.
(b) Men who can read the Scriptures to the people.
(c) Honest, sober, and wise men.
(d) Men who can preach to the people.

4. What is the Babington plot?
(a) A plot to kidnap King James of Scotland.
(b) A plot to murder Mary Stuart.
(c) A plot to for Mary Stuart to wed the King of Spain.
(d) A plot to murder Elizabeth & put Mary Stuart on the throne.

5. With whom does Sir Philip Sidney fall in love?
(a) Elizabeth Cavendish.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Penelope Devereux.
(d) Lettice Devereux.

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

7. Why does Lord Burleigh's son-in-law, the Earl of Oxford, become angry with Lord Burleigh in Chapter 17?
(a) Burleigh borrows money from Oxford and fails to repay it.
(b) Burleigh accuses him of infidelity to his wife.
(c) Burleigh forbids him to gamble.
(d) Burleigh fails to save Oxford's cousin, the Duke of Norfolk.

8. With what married woman and cousin of Queen Elizabeth does the Earl of Leicester have an affair?
(a) Lettice Devereux.
(b) Lady Mary Sidney.
(c) Catherine Grey.
(d) Lady Lennox.

9. When Queen Elizabeth sends the Earl of Essex to Ireland with orders to attack the Irish rebel Tyrone, what does the earl do?
(a) He joins Tyrone.
(b) He delays and does not keep the queen informed.
(c) He goes to Scotland instead.
(d) He is captured by Tyrone.

10. What does Sir Thomas Gresham establish in London on Cornhill in 1571?
(a) A glass-making shop.
(b) A seat of commercial exchange.
(c) A printing shop.
(d) A silk cloth manufacturing firm.

11. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction to the death of her friend and councilor at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) She gives her friend's widow a big estate.
(b) She shuts herself in her quarters and refuses all admittance.
(c) She builds a great memorial to her friend.
(d) She cries and prays for a week.

12. When a comet appears over London, what do many people believe it heralds?
(a) The coming of the plague.
(b) The death of some great person.
(c) The coming of war.
(d) The coming of great prosperity.

13. What happens to the Duke of Norfolk at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) He is beheaded.
(b) He weds Mary Stuart.
(c) He escapes prison and runs away to Scotland.
(d) He is freed from the Tower.

14. What poet writes Queen Elizabeth about the disadvantages of marrying Prince Alenzon?
(a) Byron.
(b) Sir Philip Sidney.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Shelley.

15. How old is Queen Elizabeth when she dies?
(a) 60.
(b) 80.
(c) 73.
(d) 69.

Short Answer Questions

1. When rebellion starts in Ireland, who gets angry when Queen Elizabeth sends his uncle to Ireland to handle the situation instead of sending another man he recommends?

2. What factors help the English ships defeat the Spanish Armada when Spain tries to invade England?

3. To what does Queen Elizabeth ascribe her safety despite so many plots to kill her?

4. In addition to anyone who murders Queen Elizabeth, who does the Bond of Associate bind Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council to pursue to death?

5. What debts does Queen Elizabeth pay off in 1573?

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