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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the English blame for the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?
(a) King Philip of Spain.
(b) Catherine de Medici.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) The Pope.

2. 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) Catherine de Medici.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Lord Burleigh.
(d) Mary Stuart.

3. Which of the following is not a sign of Queen Elizabeth's advancing age?
(a) She needs a cane and becomes forgetful.
(b) She wears wigs.
(c) Her robes are too heavy to wear.
(d) She stumbles on the steps of the Throne.

4. When Queen Elizabeth is 54 years-old, how old is Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex?
(a) 60.
(b) 35.
(c) 21.
(d) 54.

5. What does Queen Elizabeth do with the treasure Francis Drake brings home from Spanish ships his pirates have looted?
(a) Pays her soldiers to make war on Scotland.
(b) Gives it to Prince Alenzon.
(c) Keeps it and pays back Drake's investors.
(d) Returns it to Spain.

6. Who has a medal made to commemorate the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Catherine de Medici.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Mary Stuart.

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

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

9. Where do Catholics massacre Protestants in great numbers in the Massacre of St. Bartholomew?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Rome, Italy.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Denmark.

10. 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 publicly insults the queen.
(c) He begs the queen for a loan.
(d) He goes back to Ireland.

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

12. Who does Lady Lennox arrange a marriage with for her son Lord Charles Stuart, a claimant to the English throne?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) Catherine Grey.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) Elizabeth Cavendish.

13. At the end of Chapter 26, how does Queen Elizabeth tell her Privy Council to convert Catholics to Protestants?
(a) By the example of their lives.
(b) By their swords.
(c) By torture.
(d) By burning or hanging them.

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

15. What invasion is Mary Stuart anticipating at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) An invastion of France by Scotland.
(b) An invasion of England on her behalf by Spain.
(c) An invastion of England by Scottish Lords.
(d) An invasion of Scotland by Queen Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who raises Lord Burleigh's grandchildren?

3. What countries do skilled workers in things like felt, thread, lace, and silk come from, bringing their thriving trades with them?

4. How does Queen Elizabeth react when she receives word that Mary Stuart has been beheaded?

5. Why does the Privy Council not mention Lord Burleigh's name to Queen Elizabeth after Burleigh dies?

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