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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who marries his son to Lady Jane Grey because of her place in the line of succession to the throne of England?
2. Whose household does Princess Elizabeth live in after her father's death?
3. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?
4. In Chapter 2 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, who appoints himself Duke of Somerset and Protector and advisor to young King Edward after King Henry VIII's death?
5. Who becomes the ruler of England after King Henry VIII's death when Elizabeth is 14 years-old?
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. What signs are there that Queen Elizabeth is not as strongly influenced by the Earl of Essex as many of her advisors fear?
3. Why does Queen Elizabeth offer Lord Robert Dudley as a potential husband to Mary Stuart and what reasons do Mary Stuart and Dudley have for objecting to the union?
4. When she breaks her promise to marry him, how does Queen Elizabeth gratify Prince Alenzon?
5. Why does Spain want to invade England in 1587?
6. Discuss the Earl of Essex's failures in Ireland.
7. Discuss how Lord Darnley becomes king of Scotland and what the Protestant Lords of Scotland feel about his elevated role.
8. Who is Dr. Dee and why does Queen Elizabeth want to see his speculum of magic glass?
9. Why is Queen Elizabeth reluctant to behead Mary Stuart?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss England's relationship with France during Queen Elizabeth's reign. How would each country benefit if Elizabeth marries one of her French suitors? What factors make the two countries potential allies and what factors make the two countries potential enemies? How does their relationship change over the course of Elizabeth's long reign? What would an alliance between these two countries through the queen's marriage mean to each country's relationship with Spain? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Earl of Essex's relationship with Queen Elizabeth and his rebellion against her in Ireland. What factors contribute to his eventual downfall and sentencing to the Tower?
Essay Topic 3
Ambition is one of the themes in Elizabeth the Great. Discuss how the theme of ambition is illustrated in each of the following characters' lives: Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex; Thomas Seymour, the Lord High Admiral; and Edward Seymour the Duke of Somerset. What do you think the author is trying to say about ambition through how she depicts these characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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