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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth have to execute Norfolk?
(a) Norfolk insulted her and claimed she was an incompetent ruler.
(b) She was forced into executing him by the Parliament.
(c) She promised the Earl of Leicester she would sentence Norfolk to death.
(d) She had to make an example of either him or Mary who was an anointed sovereign.

2. In her portraits, Elizabeth wanted the myth of the Virgin Queen to take precedence over what?
(a) Realism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Abstracts.
(d) Color.

3. To whom did Mary Queen of Scots bequeath her claim to the English throne after her death?
(a) Phillip of Spain.
(b) Henry of Bourbon.
(c) James VI of Scotland.
(d) William the Conqueror.

4. When Anjou left her court for the last time, what did it symbolize?
(a) It symbolized the end of the Netherlands.
(b) It symbolized the end of the war between France and Spain.
(c) It symbolized the end of the Queen's courting days.
(d) It symbolized the resolution to the succession.

5. Who led the expedition to aid Henry IV against the Catholic French and Spanish?
(a) Essex.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Norfolk.

6. Why was Sir Walter Raleigh unpopular at court?
(a) He was arrogant and rude.
(b) He was in favor of Elizabeth's abdication.
(c) He enjoyed bagpipe music.
(d) He was Spanish.

7. What was perhaps the most serious marriage consideration of Elizabeth's life?
(a) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(b) Phillip II.
(c) Henry III.
(d) The Duke of Anjou.

8. Though generally healthy throughout her life, to what did Elizabeth sometimes succumb?
(a) Allergies and sneezing.
(b) Heartburn and fever.
(c) Panic attacks and headaches.
(d) Stomach flu and digestive problems.

9. Why did Elizabeth avoid the homes of her childhood?
(a) They were fallen into disrepair and too expensive to fix.
(b) She did not have good memories from those places.
(c) She enjoyed the Tower more than all the residences.
(d) They were occupied by her other relatives.

10. Why, according to Elizabeth, was she unable to marry Anjou?
(a) She wanted the approval of her people.
(b) She did not love him.
(c) She was in love with Phillip of Spain.
(d) She was jealous of his mistresses.

11. How did Elizabeth take her meals?
(a) She only ate with the Earl of Leicester.
(b) She ate with her ladies in waiting.
(c) In huge banquet halls: she hated eating alone.
(d) Privately; she disliked eating in public.

12. What did Elizabeth think was an essential part of a stable state?
(a) Uniformity of dress.
(b) War on other neighboring countries.
(c) Financial dependence.
(d) Uniformity of religion.

13. Who did Leicester secretly marry?
(a) Douglas, the Lady Sheffield.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) Lettice Knollys.
(d) Mary Queen of Scots.

14. How was the feel of Elizabeth's court described?
(a) It felt like an army.
(b) It felt like a family.
(c) It felt like a choir.
(d) It felt like a school.

15. Why did Elizabeth make a trip to the Tower before her coronation?
(a) She had to pick up the crown jewels.
(b) She wanted to revisit the happiest home of her childhood.
(c) It was a tradition for the monarch to visit the Tower.
(d) She wanted to visit Mary before the coronation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Treaty of Blois allied what two countries?

2. Of what religious persuasion was Henry III?

3. What did Elizabeth do whenever people thought she was ill?

4. What was courtly love?

5. What was Elizabeth's favorite art form?

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