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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lord Darnley perish?
(a) He contracted smallpox and died within hours.
(b) He went insane from syphilis.
(c) He was strangled, then posed in a house that exploded.
(d) He was thrown from a horse.

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

3. What was Elizabeth's nickname?
(a) Queen of Scots.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) The Virgin Queen.
(d) Bloody Mary.

4. What was Mary Queen of Scots' main condition if she were to marry Leicester?
(a) She wanted to be named successor.
(b) She wanted him to cut his hair.
(c) She wanted him to move to Scotland.
(d) She wanted a large dowry from the Queen of England.

5. Who did Mary Queen of Scots wed on July 29, 1565?
(a) Lord Darnley.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

6. Why did the council worry about Elizabeth's relationship with Dudley?
(a) They worried he would go to France.
(b) They worried she would execute him.
(c) They worried she would marry him.
(d) They worried he would marry the princess of Spain.

7. How did Elizabeth stave off the dangers from Catholics abroad?
(a) She paid Spain large amounts of gold to protect England.
(b) She moved everyone to Ireland.
(c) She renewed marriage negotiations for protection.
(d) She declared war on the Catholics.

8. On what day was Elizabeth's coronation ceremony?
(a) Sunday, January 15.
(b) Friday, September 2.
(c) Wednesday, April 17.
(d) Saturday, June 30.

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

10. Who was the mother of Elizabeth I mother?
(a) Katherine Parr.
(b) Mary Tudor.
(c) Katharine of Aragon.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

11. By November 1566, how did Mary Queen of Scots feel about Lord Darnley?
(a) She was deeply irrevocably in love with him.
(b) She was angry and refused to speak to him.
(c) She was impressed with his political skill.
(d) She was trying to get out of their marriage.

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

13. How did Elizabeth officially feel about Mary Queen of Scots' marriage?
(a) Officially, she was indifferent.
(b) Officially, she was distraught.
(c) Officially, she was furious.
(d) Officially, she was happy.

14. Since Amy was not welcomed at court, how did she spend her time?
(a) She wrote poetry in the attics of the castle.
(b) She lived in solitude on their estate.
(c) She went on long trips to the Continent.
(d) She went on long visits to family and friends.

15. Why did Elizabeth allow Darnley to escape to Scotland?
(a) She knew he was unfit to rule and would put Mary more firmly into her hands.
(b) She knew Cecil was against the match and wanted to defy him.
(c) She loved him and only wanted him to be happy.
(d) She was angry at Norfolk and wanted to talk Mary out of his hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?

2. When was Elizabeth officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church?

3. Elizabeth I was queen of which country?

4. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?

5. Of what new religious movement was Elizabeth I tolerant?

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