View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16 The Axe Must Be the Next Warning and Less Agreeable Things to Think About.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item(s) were discovered that incriminated Mary in Darnley's murder?
(a) The Casket Letters.
(b) The Estate Receipts.
(c) A fingerprint on his neck.
(d) A record of her conversation with the murderer.

2. Why was the Tudor court nomadic?
(a) The entourage was too big and expensive for one house to host them all.
(b) The Queen enjoyed traveling.
(c) It was not fashionable to stay in any one place for more than 48 hours.
(d) Subjects were in fierce competition to host the court.

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

4. To what did Mary Queen of Scots think she was entitled?
(a) She believed she was the rightful heir of Sweden.
(b) She believed she owned Ireland.
(c) She believed she was entitled to the estates of Spain.
(d) She believed she was the rightful Queen of England.

5. How long were Amy Dudley and Robert Dudley married?
(a) Two years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did Elizabeth create for William Cecil on February 25, 1571?

2. Who did Catherine de' Medici suggest for Elizabeth to marry, though he was only seventeen?

3. How did Amy Dudley's life end?

4. In her portraits, Elizabeth wanted the myth of the Virgin Queen to take precedence over what?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 323 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample