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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elizabeth I succeed?
(a) Lady Jane Grey, her cousin.
(b) Mary I, her sister.
(c) Mary Queen of Scots, her aunt.
(d) Katharine of Aragon, her stepmother.

2. How was Lady Jane Grey related to Elizabeth?
(a) She was her aunt.
(b) She was her sister.
(c) She was her mother.
(d) She was her cousin.

3. Who was the younger brother of Elizabeth I?
(a) Lord Dudley.
(b) James I.
(c) Edward VI.
(d) Henry VII.

4. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?
(a) Pony.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Ed.

5. How did the Queen's court, in general, feel about Robert Dudley?
(a) They were jealous of him and his relationship with the Queen.
(b) They loved him and commended his bravery.
(c) They were in awe of his superior horsemanship.
(d) They hated him and refused to speak with him.

6. Who did Mary Queen of Scots actually want to wed?
(a) Erik of Sweden.
(b) The Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
(c) The Early of Leicester.
(d) Lord Darnley, son of Mary Stuart.

7. What member of Mary Queen of Scots' entourage did Lord Darnley have killed?
(a) Thomas Keyes, her porter.
(b) Rizzio, her secretary.
(c) Cecil, her council.
(d) Randolph, her ambassador.

8. How was the court split in regard to the Queen's favorite?
(a) Pro-Mary and anti-Mary.
(b) Pro-Darnely and anti-Darnley.
(c) Pro-Norlk and anti-Norfolk.
(d) Pro-Leicester and anti-Leicester.

9. How did the Queen publicly humiliate Robert Dudley?
(a) She sent him to the gallows.
(b) She destroyed his Letters Patent.
(c) She refused to dance with him at the next party.
(d) She called him names and bade him leave.

10. Why did Elizabeth want her suitors to visit England in person?
(a) She was unable to travel to them because of illness.
(b) She would not marry someone she had not met.
(c) She wanted to kidnap them and hold them for ransom.
(d) She wanted to interrogate them to make sure they were honest.

11. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?
(a) She said she would marry him.
(b) She said she would never forgive him.
(c) She said she would pay him in gold.
(d) She said she would throw him a party.

12. Who was the Earl of Bothwell?
(a) He kidnapped and wed Elizabeth, formerly the Virgin Queen.
(b) He was one of Darnley's best friends and trusted council members.
(c) He kidnapped and wed Mary and allegedly organized Darnley's murder.
(d) He was the most powerful Earl in France.

13. Why did Queen Elizabeth refuse de' Medici's match for her?
(a) She thought Charles IX was too young.
(b) She thought Francis II was too old.
(c) She thought Erik of Sweden was not well educated.
(d) She thought Henry II was boorish.

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

15. Who, in a play for political power, may have been behind Amy Dudley's death?
(a) William Cecil.
(b) Throckmorton.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) De Quadra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Elizabeth's childhood teacher?

2. How long did Elizabeth reign?

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

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

5. How did Elizabeth's marriage games ultimately help England?

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