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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. To whom is Queen Mary Tudor engaged soon after her ascension to the throne?

2. Who does Elizabeth choose as her Master of the Horse when she first becomes queen?

3. Who is murdered in the presence of the pregnant Mary Stuart?

4. What color robes does Queen Elizabeth wear for her crowning?

5. What religion does Catherine Parr encourage Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Wyatt's rebellion. How does it affect Elizabeth?

2. Discuss the role Thomas Seymour plays in English government once his nephew Edward becomes king of England and the role he hopes to play through his influence on Elizabeth.

3. What folly does Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Mary Grey, commit? What previous examples in her own family should have taught her not to take this step?

4. What factors help the English prevail over the Spanish Armada?

5. Discuss how Lord Darnley becomes king of Scotland and what the Protestant Lords of Scotland feel about his elevated role.

6. Discuss Queen Elizabeth's bout with smallpox and what fear her illness arouses in her councilors.

7. Describe Queen Elizabeth's relationship with Lord Robert Dudley at the beginning of her reign.

8. What does Queen Elizabeth find appealing about Prince Alenzon when he is so physically unattractive? What do her people find so objectionable about him?

9. Why does Queen Elizabeth offer Lord Robert Dudley as a potential husband to Mary Stuart and what reasons do Mary Stuart and Dudley have for objecting to the union?

10. Why does Mary Stuart consider herself queen of England instead of Elizabeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tragic fate of Mary Stuart. What factors keep her from the Tower for so many years? What factors eventually lead to her beheading? Is Mary a victim of the era in which she lived, or a victim of her own naivety and ineptitude?

Essay Topic 2

Queen Elizabeth's refusal to marry and provide an heir to the throne results in much frustration for her and her advisors, Parliament, and her people. Discuss the queen's perpetual spinsterhood and the advantages and disadvantages it brings to her personally and as a leader. What advantages and disadvantages does her spinsterhood bring to England? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cult that develops in Europe after 1588 exalting Queen Elizabeth to supernatural status with radiant splendor as Diana, or Cynthia, goddess of chastity and moonlight. What factors make her seem divine? How does her supposed divine status influence her reign? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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