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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Elizabeth sent after she lived with Baron Seymour of Sudeley?
(a) Essex.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) London.
(d) Cheshut.

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

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

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

6. What did Cecil and Elizabeth I do to fight the financial crisis?
(a) Made the value of British coins higher.
(b) Made a coin with the Queen's stamp.
(c) Lowered the value of other country's coins in England.
(d) Lowered the value of the British coins.

7. Why did Leicester want Mary to marry Darnley?
(a) Leicester wanted to marry Darnley's sister.
(b) Darnley was under his control.
(c) He didn't want to be paired with Mary.
(d) Leicester wanted to prevent Darnley from marrying Elizabeth.

8. When did Baron Seymour of Sudeley marry?
(a) 1548.
(b) 1549.
(c) 1550.
(d) 1547.

9. What did women in the 16th century have little of?
(a) Will.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Rights.

10. Who did Elizabeth study with?
(a) Duke of Norfolk.
(b) Mark Grisham.
(c) Roger Ascham.
(d) Lord Sussex.

11. What law did Elizabeth want the Parliament to pass?
(a) A law preventing Protestants from being persecuted.
(b) A law protecting Elizabeth from being overthrown.
(c) A law banning Mary from the country.
(d) A law preventing Protestants from marrying Catholics.

12. What did Elizabeth I respond to the rumors of her having many lovers?
(a) That it was true.
(b) That she was never alone so it would be impossible.
(c) That it was none of their business.
(d) That she refused to comment on her personal life.

13. Where was Elizabeth I formally crowned Queen?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Tower of London.
(c) Richmond Wallace.
(d) Whitehall Palace.

14. What was Cecil pressuring Elizabeth I to do?
(a) Name a successor.
(b) Marry and produce an heir.
(c) Name Mary as successor.
(d) Become pregnant without a husband.

15. What treaty did Cecil negotiate that displeased Elizabeth I according to Chapter 5?
(a) The Treaty of Edinburgh.
(b) The Treaty of Blois.
(c) The Treaty of Madrid.
(d) The Treaty of Rouen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did foreigners refuse British coins?

2. How old was Elizabeth when she was crowned Queen?

3. Who was supposed to rule England during Edward's minority according to Chapter 2?

4. Who did Henry VIII need to have approval from to have his marriage dissolved, according to Chapter 1?

5. When did Queen Dowager die?

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