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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After 1588, a cult develops in Europe exalting Queen Elizabeth to supernatural status as what deities?
(a) Diana or Cynthia, goddess of chastity and moonlight.
(b) Ceridwen and Demeter.
(c) Isis and Freya.
(d) Athena and Hera.

2. What does Queen Elizabeth decide to do with Alenzon?
(a) She gives him money and sends him to the Netherlands.
(b) She helps him seize the French throne from his brother.
(c) She marries him.
(d) She has him assassinated.

3. What lands does the Prince of Orange ask Elizabeth to become queen of at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) France.
(b) Orange.
(c) Scotland and Spain.
(d) Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.

4. 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 wears wigs a darker red than her own hair.
(c) She is missing some teeth on the left side of her mouth.
(d) She has gained a lot of weight.

5. What skin disease has been thought from the time of Edward the Confessor to be curable by the sovereign's touch?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Warts.
(c) Vitiligo.
(d) Scrofula, a tubercular skin infection.

6. When the Earl of Leicester marries in 1578, what step does his bride's father take to ensure the marriage is legal?
(a) He brings the priest to marry the couple himself.
(b) He asks the queen to attend the ceremony.
(c) He threatens to kill Leicester if no wedding occurs.
(d) He insists on witnessing the ceremony.

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

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

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

10. Who does Catherine de Medici propose as a husband for Mary Stuart in Chapter 15?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Sir Christopher Hammond.
(d) Prince Henri, Duke of Anjou.

11. Which of the following is not an entertainment provided for Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Kenilworth?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Hunting a hart.
(c) Fishing.
(d) A bear-baiting.

12. When Alenzon and his ambassador are walking with Queen Elizabeth, what actions of the queen indicate her intent to marry Alenzon?
(a) She sets a wedding date.
(b) She kisses Alenzon on the lips and gives him a ring.
(c) She signs a marital contract with France.
(d) She tells her Privy Council she agrees to the match.

13. With what country does the king of France threaten to ally if Queen Elizabeth does not marry Alenzon?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Sweden.

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

15. Which beloved friend and councilor of Queen Elizabeth's dies at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Sir Francis Walsingham.
(b) Lord Burleigh.
(c) The Earl of Sussex.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Lettice Devereux plot to marry her daughter?

2. When Queen Elizabeth has an abscessed tooth but fears to have her tooth pulled, what convinces her to consent to have the procedure done?

3. Who is suspected of poisoning Lord Sheffield at the end of Chapter 16?

4. When Queen Elizabeth sends the Earl of Essex to Ireland with orders to attack the Irish rebel Tyrone, what does the earl do?

5. What physical ailment on Queen Elizabeth's leg heals in 1578?

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