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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took over the Scottish monarch?
(a) The infant King James IV.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) Catherine de' Medici.
(d) Mary, Queen of Scots.

2. Elizabeth I was queen of which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. Who publicly accused Dudley of interfering in state business?
(a) Mary of Guise.
(b) Roger Ascham.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) The Queen.

4. 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 was angry at Norfolk and wanted to talk Mary out of his hands.
(d) She loved him and only wanted him to be happy.

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

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

7. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?
(a) He may have killed her to protect England.
(b) He may have killed her because he was psychotic.
(c) He may have killed her because he was jealous of Dudley.
(d) He may have killed her because she was too politically powerful.

8. 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) It was feared he would elope with Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) He was dreadfully ill and contagious.
(d) Queen Elizabeth was probably in love with him.

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

10. Who was sent to negotiate the treaty with Scotland and France?
(a) Sir William Cecil.
(b) Pope Pius IV.
(c) Robert Dudley.
(d) Nicholas Throckmorton.

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

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

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

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

15. What religion did Elizabeth I practice?
(a) Protestantism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Catholicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Mary I?

2. Who succeeded King Francis II?

3. How did Elizabeth officially feel about Mary Queen of Scots' marriage?

4. How did Amy Dudley's life end?

5. By November 1566, how did Mary Queen of Scots feel about Lord Darnley?

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