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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What countries do skilled workers in things like felt, thread, lace, and silk come from, bringing their thriving trades with them?
(a) Italy and Spain.
(b) Germany and Sweden.
(c) China and Japan.
(d) The Netherlands and France.

2. When the Earl of Leicester marries in 1578, what step does his bride's father take to ensure the marriage is legal?
(a) He insists on witnessing the ceremony.
(b) He asks the queen to attend the ceremony.
(c) He threatens to kill Leicester if no wedding occurs.
(d) He brings the priest to marry the couple himself.

3. What invasion is Mary Stuart anticipating at the beginning of Chapter 22?
(a) An invasion of England on her behalf by Spain.
(b) An invastion of England by Scottish Lords.
(c) An invastion of France by Scotland.
(d) An invasion of Scotland by Queen Elizabeth.

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

5. What gift does the Earl of Leicester send Queen Elizabeth on New Year's day in 1580 to distract her from marrying Prince Alenzon?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) A new horse.
(c) A pearl necklace.
(d) Gold buttons with diamonds and rubies on them.

6. What number has Essex's army of 16,000 men been reduced to due to his ineptitude?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,000.

7. Who marries Lord Sheffield's widow four days before she gives birth to his son?
(a) The Earl of Essex.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) The Duke of Anjou.

8. Who does Mary Stuart say in Chapter 24 that she is bequeathing the English crown to instead of her son, King James?
(a) To the Earl of Essex.
(b) To the King of Spain.
(c) To Lord Bothwell.
(d) To Prince Alenzon.

9. When Alenzon and his ambassador are walking with Queen Elizabeth, what actions of the queen indicate her intent to marry Alenzon?
(a) She tells her Privy Council she agrees to the match.
(b) She kisses Alenzon on the lips and gives him a ring.
(c) She signs a marital contract with France.
(d) She sets a wedding date.

10. After 1588, a cult develops in Europe exalting Queen Elizabeth to supernatural status as what deities?
(a) Athena and Hera.
(b) Diana or Cynthia, goddess of chastity and moonlight.
(c) Isis and Freya.
(d) Ceridwen and Demeter.

11. When the Church of England is criticized for appointing incompetent clergy, which of the following is not the kind of man Queen Elizabeth advises the bishops to appoint?
(a) Men who can preach to the people.
(b) Former Catholic priests trained in Latin.
(c) Men who can read the Scriptures to the people.
(d) Honest, sober, and wise men.

12. What name does Queen Elizabeth give what Sir Thomas Gresham establishes in London in 1571?
(a) Silk and Satin.
(b) Princess Printing.
(c) The Royal Exchange.
(d) Elizabeth's Exchange.

13. What is the Babington plot?
(a) A plot to kidnap King James of Scotland.
(b) A plot to murder Mary Stuart.
(c) A plot to murder Elizabeth & put Mary Stuart on the throne.
(d) A plot to for Mary Stuart to wed the King of Spain.

14. 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) Ann's infidelity.
(c) The Earl's Catholicism and Ann's Protestantism.
(d) Oxford's preference for another woman.

15. When Queen Elizabeth does not renew a tax on sweet wines that the Earl of Essex depends on for his income, what does Essex do?
(a) He begs the queen for a loan.
(b) He becomes a pirate.
(c) He publicly insults the queen.
(d) He goes back to Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lord Burleigh's son-in-law, the Earl of Oxford, become angry with Lord Burleigh in Chapter 17?

2. Which of the following is not an entertainment provided for Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Kenilworth?

3. Which beloved friend and councilor of Queen Elizabeth's dies at the end of Chapter 25?

4. What does Queen Elizabeth ask to see when she visits Dr. John Dee at the beginning of Chapter 18?

5. How does Lord Burleigh suggest that Queen Elizabeth rid herself of Alenzon when the prince insists they must marry as she promised?

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