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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. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who is caught with the teenage Princess Elizabeth in his arms and eventually taken to the Tower and executed for planning to marry her without the king's Privy Council?
(a) Thomas Seymour.
(b) Lord Burleigh.
(c) Robert Dudley, The Earl of Leicester.
(d) Edward Seymour.

2. Who keeps Princess Elizabeth from her dying brother's bedside and intercepts her correspondence to the young king?
(a) Thomas Seymour.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) Edward Seymour.
(d) The Duke of Northumberland.

3. 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?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Sweden.

4. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) Lord Bothwell.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) Lord Lennox.

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 would never marry.
(b) That she would marry six times like her father.
(c) That she wanted to marry Leicester.
(d) That she could not wait to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?

2. Who promotes Lord Darnley as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

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

4. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?

5. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the order of succession for Henry VIII's three children after his death? What makes Elizabeth's legitimacy come into question?

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

3. What luxuries does the prosperity of peace under Queen Elizabeth bring to the English people and how does the queen's home reflect this luxury?

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

5. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's attitude toward the persecution of Catholics in England.

6. Describe Queen Elizabeth's appearance at age 37, twelve years into her reign.

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

8. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's coronation. How do the people of England accept her at the beginning of her reign?

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

10. What factors allow Mary Stuart to engage in perpetual intrigue with France and Spain while she is living in England?

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