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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous poem does Sir Philip Sidney write in honor of the woman he loves?
(a) Astrophel and Stella.
(b) Silver Fairies and Golden Gnomes,
(c) Beloved.
(d) Love Song to an Enchantress.

2. When the Earl of Oxford mistreats his wife, Ann, to what does Burleigh attribute the younger man's misbehavior?
(a) Burleigh's refusal to loan Oxford a large sum of money.
(b) Oxford's preference for another woman.
(c) The Earl's Catholicism and Ann's Protestantism.
(d) Ann's infidelity.

3. What is Queen Elizabeth supposed to be able to cure by prayer and touch?
(a) The plague.
(b) Eczema.
(c) Burns.
(d) Cancer.

4. What lands does the Prince of Orange ask Elizabeth to become queen of at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) Scotland and Spain.
(b) Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
(c) France.
(d) Orange.

5. With what country does the king of France threaten to ally if Queen Elizabeth does not marry Alenzon?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Queen Elizabeth is 40 years-old, what trait has become more pronounced in her?

3. What does Queen Elizabeth decide to do with Alenzon?

4. What invasion is Mary Stuart anticipating at the beginning of Chapter 22?

5. When Queen Elizabeth orders the Earl of Essex to stay in Ireland and carry out his orders, what does he do?

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