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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. Where is the Duke of Norfolk sent to at the end of Chapter 12?

2. According to King Henry's will, what is the order of succession to the throne?

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

4. How old is Elizabeth when she becomes queen of England?

5. What is William Cecil's relationship with Elizabeth in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the plot of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Northumberland, to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne after King Edward VI dies.

3. What is Elizabeth's relationship with her brother, King Edward VI, like?

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

5. Describe Queen Elizabeth's appearance at age 37, twelve years into her reign.

6. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's coronation. How do the people of England accept her at the beginning of her reign?

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

8. Why is Queen Elizabeth so upset that she faints when insufficient evidence of treason is found against Norfolk?

9. What is Elizabeth like at age 25 when she first becomes queen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any three of the following advisors to Queen Elizabeth: William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham, Robert Cecil, and Roger Bacon. What religion is each man and how does his religion influence his advising of the queen? Do the queen's advisors during her youth have a different relationship with her than her advisors during her later years? What advantages and disadvantages does being an advisor to the queen bring each man? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the religious climate in England during Henry VIII's reign. How does it change during King Edward's reign, Mary Tudor's reign, and Queen Elizabeth's reign? Discuss the persecution of heretics, the religious leanings of each monarch, and how both Catholics and Protestants plot to regain power when a monarch who favors the other faith comes to power. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Queen Elizabeth. What are her strengths? What are her flaws? How do her strengths help her reign and how do her flaws hinder her reign? Does she defy or define the stereotypical image of a woman of her era? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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