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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author often performed for the Queen?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Greene.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Nashe.

2. When did Walter Raleigh arrive at Elizabeth's court?
(a) 1579.
(b) 1582.
(c) 1580.
(d) 1581.

3. When did Elizabeth plan an expedition against Spain?
(a) 1589.
(b) 1560.
(c) 1588.
(d) 1587.

4. How old was Robert, Earl of Essex in 1587?
(a) 20 years old.
(b) 28 years old.
(c) 22 years old.
(d) 24 years old.

5. Who was James taken prisoner by?
(a) Lord Essex.
(b) The Lords Enterprise.
(c) The French.
(d) The Earl of Sussex.

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

7. Who joined the Spanish expedition that angered Elizabeth?
(a) Robert, Earl of Essex.
(b) Francis Drake.
(c) Lord Howard.
(d) Duke of Sidonia.

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

9. When was Elizabeth I excommunicated?
(a) 1571.
(b) 1570.
(c) 1568.
(d) 1569.

10. Who took control of Scotland?
(a) No one.
(b) James' supporters.
(c) Mary's supporters.
(d) Moray's supporters.

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

12. Who did Elizabeth I open talks with France to marry?
(a) The Duke of Normandy.
(b) The Duke of Anjou.
(c) The Duke of Beaufort.
(d) The Duke of Paris.

13. When did Leicester die?
(a) September 14, 1588.
(b) September 4, 1588.
(c) September 4,1589.
(d) September 14, 1589.

14. Where did Essex meet King Henry?
(a) Provence.
(b) Rennes.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Aquitaine.

15. What did Robert, Earl of Essex do to Elizabeth I, according to Chapter 13?
(a) He rejected her.
(b) He wooed her.
(c) He consoled her.
(d) He bribed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was involved in the plot against Elizabeth I in 1594?

2. When did England and Spain hold peace talks?

3. Who did Elizabeth I finance the mercenaries of?

4. When did Elizabeth I give Francis Drake permission to attack Spanish ships?

5. What did the massacre in Antwerp do for the Dutch people?

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