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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment on Queen Elizabeth's leg heals in 1578?
(a) Eczema.
(b) A broken bone.
(c) An ulcer.
(d) A burn.

2. What is the Earl of Essex sentenced to for his crime?
(a) To be hung.
(b) To be imprisoned in the Tower.
(c) To be burned alive.
(d) To be beheaded.

3. Who entertains Queen Elizabeth at his estate of Kenilworth in Chapter 18?
(a) Sir Henry Sidney.
(b) Lord Burleigh.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) The Duke of Alba.

4. When a comet appears over London, what do many people believe it heralds?
(a) The coming of the plague.
(b) The coming of great prosperity.
(c) The death of some great person.
(d) The coming of war.

5. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction to the death of her friend and councilor at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) She gives her friend's widow a big estate.
(b) She shuts herself in her quarters and refuses all admittance.
(c) She cries and prays for a week.
(d) She builds a great memorial to her friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Spain attack France in Chapter 27 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>?

2. How does Lord Burleigh suggest that Queen Elizabeth rid herself of Alenzon when the prince insists they must marry as she promised?

3. What is the Babington plot?

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

5. When the Earl of Leicester marries in 1578, what step does his bride's father take to ensure the marriage is legal?

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