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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cecil think was the only solution to squash Mary's claim to the throne?
(a) To name her illegitimate.
(b) To marry.
(c) To execute her.
(d) To grant her a divorce.

2. What capacity was Sir William Cecil appointed to?
(a) Privy of State.
(b) Regent.
(c) Lord Governor.
(d) Principal Secretary of State.

3. Who was Elizabeth's companion even as his wife was in the country?
(a) Lord Dudley.
(b) Lord Essex.
(c) Lord Norfolk.
(d) Lord Sussex.

4. What happened to Katherine and Mary after Elizabeth I learned of their secret marriage?
(a) They were imprisoned.
(b) They were required to divorce.
(c) They were executed.
(d) They were banished.

5. Who declared Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine invalid?
(a) The Bishop of Westminster.
(b) The Archbishop of Canterbury.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The Archbishop of London.

6. When was Edward born?
(a) October 1538.
(b) October 1537.
(c) October 1536.
(d) October 1539.

7. Who was Mary's adviser in 1553?
(a) Duke of Canterbury.
(b) Baron of Essex.
(c) Simon Renard.
(d) King of Spain.

8. Who did Elizabeth I refuse to marry?
(a) The Prince of Orange.
(b) The King of France.
(c) The King of Aragon.
(d) King Philip of Spain.

9. When did Mary die?
(a) November 7,1558.
(b) November 12, 1558.
(c) November 5, 1558.
(d) November 17, 1558.

10. What did the Act of Restraint of Appeals prohibit?
(a) The king from divorcing.
(b) Men from executing their wives.
(c) Women from appealing divorce.
(d) Appeals to Rome for divorces.

11. Who was the mother of Henry VIII's son, Edward?
(a) Jane Seymour.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Mary Stewart.
(d) Catherine Parr.

12. Where did Elizabeth I stay after living in the Tower for a week?
(a) Whitehall Palace.
(b) Wyndham Palace.
(c) Richmond Park.
(d) Somerset House.

13. What would have been the only positive thing that Elizabeth I would gain by taking a husband?
(a) An heir.
(b) A lover.
(c) A release from the stress of power.
(d) It would have stopped the Privy Council's request.

14. Who was supposed to rule England during Edward's minority according to Chapter 2?
(a) Henry VIII's brother.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) The Privy Council.
(d) Parliament.

15. What was Mary warned about Elizabeth when she met her?
(a) That she would be a rebel.
(b) That she would want to steal her husband.
(c) That she was a danger.
(d) That she was good for the people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Elizabeth I reject as a husband because he was too young?

2. What happened in Newhaven in 1563?

3. Who did Elizabeth study with?

4. What did Elizabeth I say she would refuse to give her husband?

5. What did Elizabeth I respond to the rumors of her having many lovers?

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