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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What number has Essex's army of 16,000 men been reduced to due to his ineptitude?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 4,000.

2. With what married woman and cousin of Queen Elizabeth does the Earl of Leicester have an affair?
(a) Catherine Grey.
(b) Lady Lennox.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) Lady Mary Sidney.

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

4. To whom does King Philip of Spain decide to give England?
(a) To the Earl of Leicester.
(b) To Prince Alenzon.
(c) To his wife.
(d) To one of his daughters.

5. What does Queen Elizabeth do to combat Catherine de Medici's plans for Mary Stuart?
(a) She sends Mary Stuart to a convent for the rest of her life.
(b) She goes to war with France.
(c) She says she wants the Duke of Anjou for herself.
(d) She forces Mary Stuart to wed the Earl of Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what are Queen Elizabeth's new young advisors interested in instead of her?

2. Who does Catherine de Medici propose as a husband for Mary Stuart in Chapter 15?

3. Who will finance the invasion Mary Stuart anticipates?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Prince Alenzon, Queen Elizabeth's French suitor?

5. Who does Queen Elizabeth name as her successor?

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