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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. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) By rinsing the mouth with water and salt.
(b) Teeth were never cleaned then.
(c) By rubbing them with a cloth and using a toothpick.
(d) By using a toothbrush just like people today use.

2. Who does the Spanish Ambassador Don Gerau de Spies plot to marry to Mary Stuart to restore Catholicism to England?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) The Duke of Alva.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

3. How long has Queen Elizabeth ruled England at 37 years-old?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?
(a) Silver.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Gold.

5. What story arose about Elizabeth I's appearance after the age of thirty?
(a) That she could not have children.
(b) That she was bald.
(c) That she was illegitimate and did not deserve the throne.
(d) That she was secretly married to the Earl of Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Spain supporting Mary Stuart and planning to invade England on her behalf, with what country is it important for Queen Elizabeth and England to form an alliance?

2. What keeps Queen Elizabeth's complexion so white?

3. What disease does Queen Elizabeth contract and nearly die of?

4. What is King Henry VIII's relationship to Lady Jane Grey?

5. How do Scotland's Protestant Lords deal with Lord Darnley?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Queen Elizabeth sidestep the issue of marrying when Parliament raises it?

2. What is Elizabeth's relationship with her brother, King Edward VI, like?

3. Discuss Lord Darnley's claim to the English throne. What factors make him a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

4. Who is Dr. Dee and why does Queen Elizabeth want to see his speculum of magic glass?

5. Explain Wyatt's rebellion. How does it affect Elizabeth?

6. Discuss the downfall of Mary Stuart after her involvement with the Earl of Bothwell. How does it lead to her forced abdication of her throne?

7. What is the "Bloody Question" and how does it affect Catholic priests in England?

8. What does Queen Elizabeth find appealing about Prince Alenzon when he is so physically unattractive? What do her people find so objectionable about him?

9. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's seizing of Spanish gold chests and the retaliation against England by Spain.

10. What is Elizabeth like at age 25 when she first becomes queen?

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