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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, on what does the book focus?
(a) Life in England during Elizabeth's reign.
(b) The Protestant Reformation.
(c) The Spanish Armada.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.

2. Who tries to seize Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth after King Edward's death, proclaiming Lady Jane Grey as queen of England in place of Henry VIII's daughters?
(a) Sir Philip Sidney.
(b) Lady Jane Grey.
(c) The Earl of Essex.
(d) The Duke of Northumberland.

3. With Spain supporting Mary Stuart and planning to invade England on her behalf, with what country is it important for Queen Elizabeth and England to form an alliance?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Sweden.

4. Where does the author say she gets her information about the queen from?
(a) Spanish and French documents about Elizabeth I.
(b) Various sources already published.
(c) Secret diaries of Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Secret diaries of Lord Burleigh.

5. What powerful country supports the marriage of Mary Stuart to Darnley?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

6. What are pearls said to symbolize?
(a) Virginity.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Psychic ability.
(d) Women.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Parliament want to force Queen Elizabeth to do?
(a) Declare war on Spain.
(b) Marry.
(c) Surrender her throne to Catherine Grey.
(d) Declare war on France.

8. Who keeps Princess Elizabeth from her dying brother's bedside and intercepts her correspondence to the young king?
(a) The Duke of Northumberland.
(b) Edward Seymour.
(c) Thomas Seymour.
(d) The Earl of Essex.

9. What kind of ships is the English channel swarming with at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) French ships.
(b) Spanish ships.
(c) Swedish ships.
(d) Pirate ships.

10. What is Queen Elizabeth's reaction when her Privy Council finds insufficient evidence to charge Norfolk with treason?
(a) She hires an assassin to kill Norfolk.
(b) She has Norfolk poisoned in secret to make sure he is dead.
(c) She is relieved and publicly thanks God.
(d) She says she will behead him by her own authority and faints.

11. What kind of stockings does Mrs. Montagu give Queen Elizabeth in 1560?
(a) Knitted silk stockings.
(b) Taffeta stockings.
(c) Worsted stockings.
(d) Wool stockings.

12. What married man does Mary Stuart take as her lover in Chapter 11?
(a) Lord Bothwell.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Lord Lennox.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

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

14. Who does Queen Elizabeth suggest as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?
(a) Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) Sir William Cecil.

15. Who promotes Lord Darnley as a potential husband for Mary Stuart?
(a) The Earl of Leicester.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) His mother, Lady Lennox.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say hair is washed with during Queen Elizabeth's lifetime?

2. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?

3. Where does Queen Elizabeth send Mary Stuart to at the end of Chapter 11?

4. What is King Henry VIII's relationship to Lady Jane Grey?

5. What do four Spanish ships that take refuge in Plymouth and Southampton in December 1568 carry?

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