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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a place where glass is used in England as peacetime prosperity develops an increasing market for it?
(a) Church altars.
(b) Drinking and looking glasses.
(c) Windows of great houses and shops.
(d) Bathing pools

2. How does the author say teeth are cleaned during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?
(a) By rinsing the mouth with water and salt.
(b) Teeth were never cleaned then.
(c) By rubbing them with a cloth and using a toothpick.
(d) By using a toothbrush just like people today use.

3. Who is assassinated in 1584?
(a) King Philip of Spain.
(b) William of Orange.
(c) Catherine de Medici.
(d) Prince Alenzon.

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

5. What disease does Queen Elizabeth contract and nearly die of?
(a) Diptheria.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Smallpox.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her era, what is unusual about the way Queen Elizabeth bathes?

2. When Mary Stuart writes Queen Elizabeth in Chapter 22, who does she blame for the gossip about her?

3. Who wants to marry Don Carlos, a criminal lunatic, to gain an alliance with Spain to help dethrone Elizabeth?

4. How does Queen Elizabeth revive the Royal Navy?

5. How long has Queen Elizabeth ruled England at 37 years-old?

(see the answer key)

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