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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. Why did Edward VI perish in 1553?
(a) He drowned at sea.
(b) He contracted tuberculosis.
(c) He suffered from the bubonic plague.
(d) He was in a carriage accident.

2. How was Lady Jane Grey related to Elizabeth?
(a) She was her mother.
(b) She was her cousin.
(c) She was her sister.
(d) She was her aunt.

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

4. How many wives did Henry VIII have throughout his lifetime?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?
(a) She said she would throw him a party.
(b) She said she would never forgive him.
(c) She said she would marry him.
(d) She said she would pay him in gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elizabeth's first personal brush with death in her reign?

2. When did Mary Queen of Scots give birth to her son, James?

3. Whose marriage proposal did the Queen turn down because she wished to remain single?

4. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?

5. How did the Queen publicly humiliate Robert Dudley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors played into the death of Amy Dudley?

2. Who was suspected in his murder?

3. What was the strategy in Elizabeth's keeping so many suitors interested?

4. During her coronation service, to whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?

5. Why was Elizabeth so sensitive about the succession?

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

7. What is Alison Weir's point of view on the reign of Elizabeth I?

8. How did Elizabeth show her dominance in public?

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

10. What were some of the reasons that the Queen reveled in her relationship with Robert Dudley?

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