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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 was Mary Queen of Scots' adviser?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) James Stuart, the Earl of Moray.
(d) Throckmorton.

2. How long did Elizabeth reign?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 45 years.
(d) 100 years.

3. What was courtly love?
(a) It was when two lovers were discovered by a member of court.
(b) It was when members of the court wrote poetry.
(c) It was when members of the court married.
(d) It was when a male lover paid homage to an unattainable mistress.

4. Why wouldn't Elizabeth I name a successor?
(a) She had no one appropriate to succeed.
(b) She did not want to give up her power.
(c) She was too busy.
(d) She could not decide who would be best.

5. Why did Elizabeth make a trip to the Tower before her coronation?
(a) She wanted to visit Mary before the coronation.
(b) She had to pick up the crown jewels.
(c) It was a tradition for the monarch to visit the Tower.
(d) She wanted to revisit the happiest home of her childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elizabeth's nickname?

2. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband?

3. How did Lord Darnley perish?

4. How did Amy Dudley's life end?

5. Who took over the Scottish monarch?

(see the answer key)

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