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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. Who succeeded King Francis II?
(a) Elizabeth I.
(b) Philip II.
(c) Charles IX.
(d) Erik of Sweden.

2. Why did the Queen need heirs?
(a) She needed heirs because she was lonely.
(b) She needed heirs because Cecil wanted her to have them.
(c) She needed heirs because France had heirs.
(d) She needed heirs to fight any pretenders to her throne.

3. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?
(a) Throckmorton and Norfolk.
(b) Shakespeare and Marley.
(c) De Quadra and Ben Jonson.
(d) William Cecil and Robert Dudley.

4. How was the feel of Elizabeth's court described?
(a) It felt like a choir.
(b) It felt like a school.
(c) It felt like an army.
(d) It felt like a family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mary Queen of Scots actually want to wed?

2. Why did Elizabeth press Mary Queen of Scots to wed Leicester?

3. How did Elizabeth stave off the dangers from Catholics abroad?

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

5. What failed movement did Northumberland and Westmoreland lead?

(see the answer key)

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