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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. What church did Elizabeth lead?
(a) The Marxist Church.
(b) The Anglican Church.
(c) The Puritan Church.
(d) The Catholic Church.

2. Why was the Tudor court nomadic?
(a) Subjects were in fierce competition to host the court.
(b) The entourage was too big and expensive for one house to host them all.
(c) It was not fashionable to stay in any one place for more than 48 hours.
(d) The Queen enjoyed traveling.

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

4. Who became Elizabeth's new Master of Horse and favorite?
(a) Southampton.
(b) Essex, Leicester's stepson.
(c) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(d) Walsingham.

5. What did Elizabeth do whenever people thought she was ill?
(a) She would shut herself in her chamber.
(b) She would demand a written correction of the rumor.
(c) She would throw fits in her council meetings.
(d) She would make a public display of her health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret arrangement did Essex make with Tyrone?

2. Who did Elizabeth appoint as her secretary?

3. Who was the leader of the pro-war anti-Spanish faction at court?

4. What did all of Essex's coup supporters have in common?

5. What country asked Elizabeth to become its Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the English Enterprise?

2. Why was Norfolk's sentence commuted to beheading instead of being hanged, drawn, and quartered?

3. Who was involved in the Catholic plot to take Elizabeth's throne?

4. Why did Essex's coup fail?

5. Who is Gloriana?

6. Why was Elizabeth conflicted about punishing Mary?

7. Why, ultimately, did Elizabeth decide against marrying Alencon?

8. Why was Mary, finally, beheaded?

9. What did Burghley's death symbolize?

10. Why were the English people prejudiced against female monarchs?

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