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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Lord Burleigh suggest that Queen Elizabeth rid herself of Alenzon when the prince insists they must marry as she promised?
2. Which of the following is not an entertainment provided for Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Kenilworth?
3. What poet writes Queen Elizabeth about the disadvantages of marrying Prince Alenzon?
4. When Mary Stuart writes Queen Elizabeth in Chapter 22, who does she blame for the gossip about her?
5. What name does Queen Elizabeth give what Sir Thomas Gresham establishes in London in 1571?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Queen Elizabeth's relationship with Lord Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, from its beginning during her childhood to its end with the earl's death. Discuss Leicester's lingering influence on the queen after his death. Do you think the queen loves Leicester in the romantic sense or strictly as a friend? Do you think Leicester ever loves the queen in the romantic sense? Does he only use her to further his ambition? What factors keep them from marrying? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss England's relationship with Spain during Queen Elizabeth's reign. How might each country benefit if Elizabeth marries King Philip of Spain? 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 Queen Elizabeth's long reign? What factors contribute to England's defeat of the Spanish Armada? What would an alliance between these two countries through the queen's marriage mean to each country's relationship with France? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Queen Elizabeth. What are her strengths? What are her flaws? How do her strengths help her reign and how do her flaws hinder her reign? Does she defy or define the stereotypical image of a woman of her era? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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