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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who ends up in the Tower instead of the princesses because of the attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne?
(a) Mary Stuart.
(b) The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Jane Grey.
(c) Prince Philip of Spain.
(d) Sir Thomas Wyatt.

3. What religion is Queen Mary Tudor determined to reinstate as England's national religion when she ascends to the throne?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Paganism.

4. Which of the following statements does not describe an effect the pope's actions against Queen Elizabeth have on English Catholics?
(a) They are traitors to the queen if obedient to the Pope.
(b) Mary Stuart is crowned Queen of England.
(c) They are disobedient to the Pope if loyal to the queen.
(d) Elizabeth's policy of religious compromise is shattered.

5. When Queen Elizabeth hesitates to intervene in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland, how does William Cecil persuade her to take action?
(a) He asks Lord Robert Dudley to persuade her.
(b) He tells her the nobles support war.
(c) He tells her Mary Stuart has declared war.
(d) He threatens to resign.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5 of <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>, what act do Parliament and the Privy Council pass?

2. Who agrees to be the godmother to the infant son of Mary Stuart?

3. Who is Princess Elizabeth's mother?

4. Why does Queen Elizabeth hesitate to take a more active part in the Protestant rebellion in Scotland?

5. Why does Mary Stuart refuse to ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lord Darnley murdered and who is responsible for his murder?

2. Discuss the irony of the date of Elizabeth's death.

3. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's response to criticism of the Anglican Church for appointing incompetent clergy.

4. What factors help the English prevail over the Spanish Armada?

5. What is the author's intention in writing <i>Elizabeth the Great</i>? How does her intention affect the shape of the book?

6. How does Queen Elizabeth sidestep the issue of marrying when Parliament raises it?

7. 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?

8. Discuss how Lord Darnley becomes king of Scotland and what the Protestant Lords of Scotland feel about his elevated role.

9. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's bout with smallpox and what fear her illness arouses in her councilors.

10. What is the order of succession for Henry VIII's three children after his death? What makes Elizabeth's legitimacy come into question?

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