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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Elizabeth I first stay with after arriving in London?
(a) Lord Richmond.
(b) Lord North.
(c) Lord Notting.
(d) Lord Norton.

2. What happened to Dudley's wife?
(a) She was killed.
(b) She was found dead.
(c) She left him.
(d) She went missing.

3. What did Elizabeth I do to force Darnley to return to England?
(a) She imprisoned his brother.
(b) She imprisoned his sister.
(c) She imprisoned his mother.
(d) She imprisoned his father.

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

5. What interested Mary Queen of Scots in Chapter 6?
(a) Going to England.
(b) Having Elizabeth visit.
(c) Remarrying.
(d) Divorcing.

6. What did Elizabeth I say she would refuse to give her husband?
(a) A house.
(b) Any of her power.
(c) The right to have mistresses.
(d) Money.

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

8. Who thought that Darnley marrying Mary would strengthen Mary's claim to the throne?
(a) Elizabeth I.
(b) The Privy Council.
(c) Parliament.
(d) Cecil.

9. Why did Mary resent Elizabeth according to Chapter 3?
(a) Because she was Protestant.
(b) Because of her influence at the court.
(c) Because she was more beautiful.
(d) Because of the way Henry VIII treated her mother.

10. Who was Rome's envoy to England?
(a) Clement.
(b) Robert.
(c) Chapuys.
(d) Silviano.

11. When was Elizabeth proclaimed Queen according to Chapter 4?
(a) November 10, 1558.
(b) November 17, 1558.
(c) November 12, 1558.
(d) November 2, 1558.

12. What was the Privy Council in charge of?
(a) Uncovering plots.
(b) Creating policies.
(c) Finding a spouse for Elizabeth I.
(d) Implementing policies.

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

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

15. When did Queen Dowager die?
(a) 1546.
(b) 1547.
(c) 1549.
(d) 1548.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only person without any stigma of illegitimacy that could have access the throne?

2. What terms were in the treaty between France and England over Scotland?

3. Where was Henry's daughter Elizabeth sent to live?

4. Who continued his pursuit of Elizabeth I as she was looking for a husband?

5. What would have been the only positive thing that Elizabeth I would gain by taking a husband?

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