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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actions does not occur in response to what Queen Elizabeth does with the cargo of the four Spanish ships?

2. What happens when the Scottish Lords try to rescue Mary Stuart from Tutbury Castle where she is being held?

3. In whom does Mary Stuart confide when her marriage to Lord Darnley becomes unhappy?

4. During her era, what is unusual about the way Queen Elizabeth bathes?

5. Who becomes the ruler of England after King Henry VIII's death when Elizabeth is 14 years-old?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Catherine Grey's pregnancy so upsetting to Queen Elizabeth?

3. Discuss the demand for glass that arises during Queen Elizabeth's reign.

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

5. What makes Parliament break out into fistfights and how does Queen Elizabeth temporarily resolve the issue?

6. Discuss the Earl of Essex's failures in Ireland.

7. Does Queen Elizabeth intend to marry Prince Alenzon or does she use this potential marriage for diplomatic reasons as she does all her other potential marriages?

8. Discuss what happens to Amy Dudley and the gossip that arises about Lord Robert Dudley and Queen Elizabeth after her death.

9. Discuss Lord Darnley's claim to the English throne. What factors make him a potential husband for Mary Stuart?

10. Discuss the plot Spanish ambassador Don Gerau De Spies has to restore England to Catholicism.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the rivalry between Queen Elizabeth and Lettice Knollys. Are the two women rivals on other levels in addition to being rivals for Robert Dudley? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Queen Elizabeth's mother Ann Boleyn dies when Elizabeth is just three years old. Compare and contrast the mother figures in Queen Elizabeth's life such as Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Kat Ashley, and Lady Tyrwhitt. Discuss how their mothering and the lack of her birth mother's nurturing affects Queen Elizabeth's life. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart. Discuss their appeal to men, their romances, their politics, their leadership ability, and their popularity with their own people. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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