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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, who was the Queen's favorite person at court?
(a) Robert Dudley.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(d) Catherine de'Medici.

3. What was the nickname of Mary I?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Bloody Mary.
(c) The Queen of Scots.
(d) The Virgin Queen.

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

5. At what age was Mary Stewart widowed?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who really controlled the French throne after the King's death?

2. Who did Catherine de'Medici propose the Queen marry in 1565?

3. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?

4. What religion did Elizabeth I practice?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth I decide to stress English nationalism?

2. Who was suspected in his murder?

3. How could Elizabeth's childhood have played into her adult refusals to marry?

4. Why did Elizabeth allow Lord Darnley to go to Scotland?

5. How was Mary's claim to Elizabeth's throne strengthened on June 19, 1566?

6. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband, Robert?

7. Why was Mary Queen on Scots a threat to Elizabeth I?

8. How did Europe's political environment change upon the death of Francis II?

9. Who was Henry, Duke of Anjou?

10. How did members of the court generally feel about Robert Dudley?

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