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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Elizabeth I's main London residences?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) South Kensington.
(c) Whitehall and Hampton Court.
(d) Clarence House.

2. When did Elizabeth I visit various people in the Midland region?
(a) Spring of 1572.
(b) Autumn of 1572.
(c) Winter of 1572.
(d) Summer of 1572.

3. Who did Philip authorize to negotiate with the British if Spain could NOT win a land battle?
(a) Lord of Parma.
(b) Baron of Parma.
(c) The Duke of Parma.
(d) Regent of Parma.

4. With what port did the British choose to replace the closed Dutch ports?
(a) Helgoland.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Calais.
(d) Le Havre.

5. Who did the Duke of Norfolk attempt to unseat?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Parliament.
(c) Cecil.
(d) The Privy Council.

6. When did Charles IX die?
(a) May 1574.
(b) June 1574.
(c) April 1574.
(d) March 1574.

7. Who did Leicester marry in 1578?
(a) The countess of Somerset.
(b) The countess of Howard.
(c) The countess of Norfolk.
(d) The countess of Essex.

8. Who was found to be part of the Franco-Scottish plot against Elizabeth I?
(a) The Queen's physician.
(b) The King of Spain.
(c) The Duke of York.
(d) Throckmorton.

9. How did Darnley die?
(a) His house caught fire.
(b) He was shot.
(c) His house exploded.
(d) He was executed.

10. What bill did Elizabeth I refuse to sign?
(a) A bill preventing Mary from entering the country.
(b) A bill to marry by the next year or be dethroned.
(c) A bill preventing James from being King of England.
(d) A bill preventing Mary from ever being Queen of England.

11. Who ordered the massacre of Protestants in France in 1572?
(a) Catherine de Medici.
(b) Marie D'Albert.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Marie Francoise.

12. Where did the British navy and the Spanish Armada fight after the failure of the peace treaty?
(a) North Sea.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) Straits of Dover.
(d) The Atlantic.

13. Who did Elizabeth I consider a threat for the unity of the Church?
(a) The Puritans.
(b) The poor.
(c) Catholics.
(d) The Jews.

14. Who did Elizabeth I send to Scotland after Mary's capture?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Sir Nicholas Throckmorton.
(d) The Earl of Essex.

15. When did Elizabeth exchange gifts with her leading subjects?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Boxing Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Christmas Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What honor did Elizabeth sparingly hand out according to Chapter 10?

2. When did Walter Raleigh arrive at Elizabeth's court?

3. Who succeeded Archbishop Parker?

4. When did Mary and Bothwell marry?

5. What did Parliament expand in 1570?

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