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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 A Court at Once Gay, Decadent, and Superb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many progresses did Elizabeth go on during her reign?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Five.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Twenty-five.

2. What right did the Queen have in regard to her ladies in waiting?
(a) She had the right to execute them at will.
(b) She had the right to send them to France.
(c) She had the right to approve their marriages.
(d) She had the right to demand they dance.

3. To whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?
(a) She was married to King Philip of Spain.
(b) She was married to the Pope.
(c) She was married to the people.
(d) She was married to Sir Robert Dudley.

4. Why was Norfolk committed to the Tower?
(a) Elizabeth thought he would lead an uprising using Mary Queen of Scots.
(b) He offended Elizabeth in front of the court.
(c) He plotted to marry Catherine de'Medici.
(d) Elizabeth was in love with him and he angered her.

5. Why weren't there many women at Elizabeth's court?
(a) She preferred to be the center of male attention.
(b) The men did not bring them because they wanted to marry Elizabeth.
(c) Most women died in childbirth.
(d) The female courtiers did not like her and refused to go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth avoid the homes of her childhood?

2. What was the Queen's favorite household?

3. What was Mary Queen of Scots' main condition if she were to marry Leicester?

4. Why did the Queen have difficulty understanding when her ladies wanted to marry?

5. Why did Elizabeth want Mary restored to the throne of Scotland?

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