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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to bring Princess Elizabeth to the English throne in place of Mary, her sister?
(a) Mary is murdered by Protestant sympathizers.
(b) Elizabeth weds Edward Courtenay and overthrows Mary.
(c) Mary is overthrown by Mary Stuart and taken to the Tower.
(d) Mary dies after a long illness.

2. Where does Queen Elizabeth send Mary Stuart to at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) France.
(b) Hatfield Palace.
(c) Spain.
(d) Tutbury Castle.

3. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?
(a) The Reformed Church.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Catholicism.

4. When Mary Stuart demands that Queen Elizabeth send her clothes suitable for her position, what does one of Elizabeth's maids send Mary?
(a) A needle and thread to sew her own clothing.
(b) Two worn-out chemises, a length of black velvet, and shoes.
(c) A golden, pearl-studded dress.
(d) A patched and ragged dress.

5. What does the Earl of Leicester tell the French ambassador that Queen Elizabeth said about marriage when she was eight years-old?
(a) That she could not wait to marry.
(b) That she would never marry.
(c) That she wanted to marry Leicester.
(d) That she would marry six times like her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Mary Stuart desires to return to Scotland through England?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?

3. Where does the author say she gets her information about the queen from?

4. Although Elizabeth and her Master of the Horse have known each other since Elizabeth was eight, when does their relationship become closer before her ascension to the throne?

5. What happens to Princess Elizabeth's mother when the princess is just a toddler?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss what happens to Amy Dudley and the gossip that arises about Lord Robert Dudley and Queen Elizabeth after her death.

2. Discuss the role Thomas Seymour plays in English government once his nephew Edward becomes king of England and the role he hopes to play through his influence on Elizabeth.

3. What does Leicester's secret marriage to Lord Sheffield's widow indicate about his character?

4. Why is Catherine Grey's pregnancy so upsetting to Queen Elizabeth?

5. Why does Queen Elizabeth offer Lord Robert Dudley as a potential husband to Mary Stuart and what reasons do Mary Stuart and Dudley have for objecting to the union?

6. Why does Mary Stuart consider herself queen of England instead of Elizabeth?

7. Although some historians have written that Queen Elizabeth was bald, the author of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i> does not think Elizabeth was bald. What are some of her reasons for thinking that the queen kept her natural hair throughout her life?

8. Explain the role of Henry VIII in the establishment of the Church of England.

9. What factors help the English prevail over the Spanish Armada?

10. Why does Spain want to invade England in 1587?

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