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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an entertainment provided for Queen Elizabeth during her visit to Kenilworth?
(a) A bear-baiting.
(b) Hunting a hart.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) Fishing.

2. How old is Queen Elizabeth when she dies?
(a) 80.
(b) 69.
(c) 60.
(d) 73.

3. With whom does Sir Philip Sidney fall in love?
(a) Elizabeth Cavendish.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Penelope Devereux.
(d) Lettice Devereux.

4. Who is the Earl of Essex's mother?
(a) Penelope Devereux.
(b) Lady Lennox.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) Catherine Grey.

5. Who says the Massacre of St. Bartholomew is the greatest crime since the Crucifixion?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Earl of Leicester.
(d) Lord Burleigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Queen Elizabeth confide in Chapter 21 that she hates the idea of marriage more every day?

2. When the Earl of Oxford mistreats his wife, Ann, to what does Burleigh attribute the younger man's misbehavior?

3. What is Queen Elizabeth's appetite like at 60 years-old?

4. Who raises Lord Burleigh's grandchildren?

5. To what does Queen Elizabeth ascribe her safety despite so many plots to kill her?

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