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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the planned rebellion against Mary moved up by two months?

2. Who was Rome's envoy to England?

3. Why did foreigners refuse British coins?

4. Who declared Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine invalid?

5. What did Elizabeth I say she would refuse to give her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Privy Council do for the Queen?

2. What did Henry VIII request from Pope Clement VII in Chapter 1?

3. Whose wife was found dead according to Chapter 5 and how did this affect Elizabeth?

4. What did Mary, Queen of Scots, refuse to accept ?

5. How did new laws change the monarch's relationship with the Church?

6. What did a potential husband need to have according to Chapter 4 and why did it present a problem?

7. What happened in June 1566 and what did Elizabeth I send word of?

8. What would have been the only thing Elizabeth might gain from a husband?

9. What did Elizabeth want to ensure about Protestants?

10. What did Edward contract in 1553 and what plan did he devise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact that the death of Elizabeth I had on England and compare Elizabeth I with her successor, James of Scotland.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationships of Henry VIII and discuss how it impacted future generations regarding questions of illegitimacy and succession.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the reign of Elizabeth I with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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