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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lord Burleigh suggest that Queen Elizabeth rid herself of Alenzon when the prince insists they must marry as she promised?
(a) Have him assassinated.
(b) Marry him or pay him a lot of money.
(c) Offer him Mary Stuart as a bride.
(d) Help him seize the French throne from his brother.

2. Who does Mary Stuart say in Chapter 24 that she is bequeathing the English crown to instead of her son, King James?
(a) To the King of Spain.
(b) To Lord Bothwell.
(c) To the Earl of Essex.
(d) To Prince Alenzon.

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

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

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

6. In addition to anyone who murders Queen Elizabeth, who does the Bond of Associate bind Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council to pursue to death?
(a) Anyone who finances Queen Elizabeth's murder.
(b) Anyone who murders the Earl of Leicester.
(c) Anyone who murders a member of the Privy Council.
(d) Anyone in whose interest Queen Elizabeth is murdered.

7. Who says the Massacre of St. Bartholomew is the greatest crime since the Crucifixion?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) Lord Burleigh.

8. What physical ailment on Queen Elizabeth's leg heals in 1578?
(a) A burn.
(b) A broken bone.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) Eczema.

9. What gift does the Earl of Leicester send Queen Elizabeth on New Year's day in 1580 to distract her from marrying Prince Alenzon?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A pearl necklace.
(c) A new horse.
(d) Gold buttons with diamonds and rubies on them.

10. When Queen Elizabeth is 40 years-old, what trait has become more pronounced in her?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her artistry.
(c) Her nervous irritability.
(d) Her skill in the hunt.

11. Why does the Privy Council not mention Lord Burleigh's name to Queen Elizabeth after Burleigh dies?
(a) It makes Queen Elizabeth cry.
(b) The queen hated Burleigh.
(c) Queen Elizabeth had Burleigh executed.
(d) Burleigh was guilty of treason against the queen.

12. Why does Spain attack France in Chapter 27 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>?
(a) They want to restore Catholicism to Protestant France.
(b) They want revenge for French attacks on Spain.
(c) They want the French crown for Philip of Spain's daughter.
(d) They want to conquer the world.

13. Who does the Earl of Leicester secretly marry in 1578?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Lettice Devereux.
(c) Lady Lennox.
(d) Douglas Sheffield.

14. What famous poem does Sir Philip Sidney write in honor of the woman he loves?
(a) Silver Fairies and Golden Gnomes,
(b) Beloved.
(c) Astrophel and Stella.
(d) Love Song to an Enchantress.

15. Who does the Prince of Orange make the titular head of the lands he offers to Queen Elizabeth when the queen refuses to accept his honor?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Lord Burleigh.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Babington plot?

2. What is the name of Francis Drake's pirate ship?

3. What is Queen Elizabeth supposed to be able to cure by prayer and touch?

4. When Alenzon and his ambassador are walking with Queen Elizabeth, what actions of the queen indicate her intent to marry Alenzon?

5. Why does King Philip of Spain think England is his territory?

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