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

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

3. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband?
(a) Too much suspicion was cast upon Robert for him to marry the Queen.
(b) He was distraught and would not speak for weeks.
(c) He was forgiven by the people after his guilty verdict.
(d) He was gleeful and immediately proposed to Elizabeth.

4. Of what new religious movement was Elizabeth I tolerant?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Puritanism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Buddhism.

5. When was Elizabeth officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
(a) February 25, 1580.
(b) February 25, 1560.
(c) February 25, 1550.
(d) February 25, 1570.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many progresses did Elizabeth go on during her reign?

3. To whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?

4. How did Lord Darnley perish?

5. Who was sent to negotiate the treaty with Scotland and France?

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