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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lady Lennox arrange a marriage with for her son Lord Charles Stuart, a claimant to the English throne?
(a) Catherine Grey.
(b) Elizabeth Cavendish.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Catherine de Medici.

2. Who does Queen Elizabeth name as her successor?
(a) Lord Charles Stuart.
(b) King Philip of Spain.
(c) Lettice Devereux.
(d) King James of Scotland.

3. Why does Lord Burleigh's son-in-law, the Earl of Oxford, become angry with Lord Burleigh in Chapter 17?
(a) Burleigh borrows money from Oxford and fails to repay it.
(b) Burleigh fails to save Oxford's cousin, the Duke of Norfolk.
(c) Burleigh accuses him of infidelity to his wife.
(d) Burleigh forbids him to gamble.

4. What is Queen Elizabeth supposed to be able to cure by prayer and touch?
(a) Cancer.
(b) The plague.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Burns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Queen Elizabeth refuse the Prince of Orange's request to become queen of additional lands?

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

3. What does Sir Thomas Gresham establish in London on Cornhill in 1571?

4. What debts does Queen Elizabeth pay off in 1573?

5. What is the Babington plot?

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