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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. Why did Elizabeth avoid the homes of her childhood?
(a) They were fallen into disrepair and too expensive to fix.
(b) She did not have good memories from those places.
(c) She enjoyed the Tower more than all the residences.
(d) They were occupied by her other relatives.

2. Which monarch ordered the most religion-related executions during his/her reign?
(a) Mary I.
(b) Edward VI.
(c) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(d) Elizabeth I.

3. Why, though a political lightweight, was Darnley not allowed to go to Scotland?
(a) He was a simple person and it was feared he would get lost on the way.
(b) Queen Elizabeth was probably in love with him.
(c) It was feared he would elope with Mary Queen of Scots.
(d) He was dreadfully ill and contagious.

4. Why did Elizabeth press Mary Queen of Scots to wed Leicester?
(a) She wanted Mary Queen of Scots to come and live in England with her.
(b) She wanted to get Leicester out of the court.
(c) She wanted to discourage Mary's other Catholic suitors.
(d) She wanted Erik of Sweden to be jealous.

5. With whom may Elizabeth I have been in love?
(a) King Philip of Spain.
(b) Robert Dudley.
(c) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(d) King Erik of Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth want her suitors to visit England in person?

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

3. Why wouldn't Elizabeth I name a successor?

4. Who took over the Scottish monarch?

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

(see the answer key)

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