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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. Why did Elizabeth have to execute Norfolk?

2. What right did the Queen have in regard to her ladies in waiting?

3. What was the name of Leicester's illegitimate son?

4. What member of the Queen's court died on August 4, 1598?

5. What was perhaps the most serious marriage consideration of Elizabeth's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Elizabeth's health throughout her reign?

2. Did Elizabeth accept a marriage proposal from Anjou? Explain.

3. Why was Norfolk's sentence commuted to beheading instead of being hanged, drawn, and quartered?

4. What was the English Enterprise?

5. What aspects of Elizabeth's character are evident in her speech to the troops at Tilbury?

6. Why did the Queen avoid residences from her childhood?

7. Why may Leicester have married Lettice Knollys?

8. Who was involved in the Catholic plot to take Elizabeth's throne?

9. What was the Treaty of Blois?

10. What was courtly love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did religious strife shape Elizabeth's reign? Examine her reign from beginning to end. What major events were spearheaded by religious conflict? What were Elizabeth's opinions about religion? What church did she attend?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth's court popularized the idea of courtly love. What is courtly love? How was courtly love practiced? How might such an institution have benefited the Elizabethan court? How might such an institution have flattered Elizabeth herself? Examine aspects of Elizabeth's personality. How did courtly love appeal to her vanity?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Elizabeth's childhood. Who were her parents? How did her mother's end affect her throughout her life? What were her relationships with her siblings? How did these relationships continue to affect her adult life? What effect did her past experiences have on her willingness to marry?

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