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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Erik of Sweden to be jealous.
(c) She wanted to discourage Mary's other Catholic suitors.
(d) She wanted to get Leicester out of the court.

2. Who was Henry, Duke of Anjou?
(a) He was Charles IX's 19-year-old bisexual brother.
(b) He was Spain's great duke.
(c) He was Erik of Sweden's uncle.
(d) He was Elizabeth's favorite cousin.

3. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?
(a) She was disinclined to marry, especially someone who would be absent from the country.
(b) She had only weeks to live because of illness.
(c) She was offended that he did not speak English.
(d) She promised herself to Robert Dudley.

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

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

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

7. Why did Elizabeth want Mary restored to the throne of Scotland?
(a) She needed Lord Darnley on her council.
(b) She hated Mary and did not want her in England.
(c) She had her heart set on Mary wedding Leicester.
(d) It was dangerous for Elizabeth for an anointed sovereign to be disposed.

8. What was Elizabeth's first personal brush with death in her reign?
(a) She got the stomach flu and was extremely dehydrated.
(b) Robert Dudley contracted the black death.
(c) She contracted smallpox and was in bed for six days.
(d) She discovered an assassination plot.

9. Whose marriage proposal did the Queen turn down because she wished to remain single?
(a) William Cecil.
(b) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(c) Robin Dudley.
(d) Philip of Spain.

10. What rumors persisted about the Queen and Robert Dudley?
(a) It was rumored they had a physical relationship.
(b) It was rumored they were going to stage a coup.
(c) It was rumored they were going to elope to Germany.
(d) It was rumored they were sister and brother.

11. What was the main event Elizabeth's council wanted to take place?
(a) They wanted to go to war with Spain.
(b) They wanted to have a coronation ball.
(c) They wanted her to marry and produce an heir.
(d) They wanted to lower taxes.

12. Who did Cecil, Norfolk, and Sussex want the Queen to marry?
(a) Lord Darnley.
(b) The Earl of Leicester.
(c) Maximilian II.
(d) Charles IX.

13. What member of Elizabeth's court did Leicester begin to pay attention to?
(a) Lettice Knollys, Elizabeth's cousin.
(b) The Lady Jane Grey, Elizabeth's cousin.
(c) Mary Tudor, Elizabeth's sister.
(d) Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth's cousin.

14. 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 was angry at Norfolk and wanted to talk Mary out of his hands.
(c) She knew Cecil was against the match and wanted to defy him.
(d) She loved him and only wanted him to be happy.

15. When was Elizabeth officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
(a) February 25, 1570.
(b) February 25, 1580.
(c) February 25, 1560.
(d) February 25, 1550.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the council worry about Elizabeth's relationship with Dudley?

2. What, the author theorizes, may have been part of Robin's allure for the Queen?

3. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?

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

5. How long did Elizabeth reign?

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