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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Anne Boleyn after her trial for adultery?
(a) She was beheaded.
(b) She was sent to France.
(c) She was hung.
(d) She was imprisoned.

2. How old was Elizabeth when she was crowned Queen?
(a) 26 years old.
(b) 22 years old.
(c) 23 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

3. What country was Mary Queen of Scots also the Queen of?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Netherlands.

4. What did Elizabeth contract in 1562?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Small pox.
(c) German measles.
(d) Plague.

5. Who did Elizabeth I reject as a husband because he was too young?
(a) The King of Portugal.
(b) The King of Spain.
(c) The King of France.
(d) She did not reject a husband because of his age.

6. When did Edward contract tuberculosis?
(a) 1553.
(b) 1555.
(c) 1552.
(d) 1554.

7. Who hosted lavish parties in order to impress the Queen?
(a) Dudley and Pickering.
(b) Arundel and Sussex.
(c) Arundel and Pickering.
(d) Summersby and Norfolk.

8. Who plotted against Mary's wedding plans?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Edward Courtenay.
(c) Seymour.
(d) Philip of Spain.

9. When did Darnley arrive in Scotland?
(a) February 27, 1565.
(b) February 1, 1565.
(c) February 14, 1565.
(d) February 17, 1565.

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

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

12. How many men of the Privy Council did Elizabeth I keep that were under Mary?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

13. Who was the only person without any stigma of illegitimacy that could have access the throne?
(a) Mary of the Scots.
(b) Philip of Spain.
(c) James of Scots.
(d) The Dowager Queen.

14. What did Elizabeth I give to Dudley to make him more interesting in Mary's eyes?
(a) The title of Duke.
(b) The title of Governor.
(c) The title of Regent.
(d) The title of Earl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Parliament do after meeting in 1553?

2. Who did Baron Seymour of Sudeley marry?

3. When was Mary proclaimed Queen of England?

4. Why did foreigners refuse British coins?

5. What did the Act of Restraint of Appeals prohibit?

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