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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?
(a) She was married to King Philip of Spain.
(b) She was married to Sir Robert Dudley.
(c) She was married to the Pope.
(d) She was married to the people.

2. What was Mary Queen of Scots' main condition if she were to marry Leicester?
(a) She wanted to be named successor.
(b) She wanted a large dowry from the Queen of England.
(c) She wanted him to cut his hair.
(d) She wanted him to move to Scotland.

3. How was Lady Jane Grey related to Elizabeth?
(a) She was her cousin.
(b) She was her sister.
(c) She was her aunt.
(d) She was her mother.

4. Since Amy was not welcomed at court, how did she spend her time?
(a) She lived in solitude on their estate.
(b) She went on long trips to the Continent.
(c) She went on long visits to family and friends.
(d) She wrote poetry in the attics of the castle.

5. Why was it dangerous for Mary to remain in England?
(a) She did not speak English well and had trouble communicating.
(b) She was not well constituted to live in England and was constantly ill.
(c) She could be put in the hands of English Catholics who wanted her to claim the throne.
(d) She was extremely depressed and wanted to travel.

6. Why was it dangerous for Mary to go abroad?
(a) She was not well constituted to travel and was constantly ill.
(b) She could gain support for European Catholics who wanted her to take the English throne.
(c) She could not swim and was deathly afraid of water.
(d) There was a contract taken out on her life by Scotland.

7. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?
(a) She said she would marry him.
(b) She said she would pay him in gold.
(c) She said she would throw him a party.
(d) She said she would never forgive him.

8. Why did Queen Elizabeth refuse de' Medici's match for her?
(a) She thought Henry II was boorish.
(b) She thought Francis II was too old.
(c) She thought Charles IX was too young.
(d) She thought Erik of Sweden was not well educated.

9. Why did Elizabeth remake Dudley into the Earl of Leicester?
(a) She owed him a favor and was tired of him whining.
(b) She wanted him to be eligible to marry for herself.
(c) She wanted him to marry a Spanish heiress.
(d) She wanted him to be a more attractive match for Mary Queen of Scots.

10. How long did Elizabeth reign?
(a) 45 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 35 years.

11. Who was the younger brother of Elizabeth I?
(a) James I.
(b) Henry VII.
(c) Lord Dudley.
(d) Edward VI.

12. Who succeeded King Francis II?
(a) Charles IX.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) Philip II.
(d) Erik of Sweden.

13. Which monarch ordered the most religion-related executions during his/her reign?
(a) Edward VI.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) Mary I.
(d) Mary, Queen of Scots.

14. What was Elizabeth's nickname for William Cecil, her Secretary of State?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Book.
(d) Pen.

15. When was Elizabeth officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
(a) February 25, 1580.
(b) February 25, 1570.
(c) February 25, 1560.
(d) February 25, 1550.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?

2. What religion did Elizabeth I practice?

3. How did Amy Dudley's life end?

4. Who publicly accused Dudley of interfering in state business?

5. Why did Elizabeth renew her marriage negotiations with Erik of Sweden?

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