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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took over the Scottish monarch?

2. Why was it dangerous for Mary to go abroad?

3. Who was the younger brother of Elizabeth I?

4. What member of Mary Queen of Scots' entourage did Lord Darnley have killed?

5. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Elizabeth's policies toward her people's religion differ from Mary's?

2. What were the Casket Letters?

3. What event spurred Elizabeth to look more seriously into a marriage as a way to secure England's future?

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

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

6. Why did Elizabeth want Mary Queen of Scots to wed Robert Dudley (newly created the Earl of Leicester)?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Elizabeth refuse to marry? What were the political implications of her singleness? Who did she claim to be married to? Why did Elizabeth personally abhor the state of matrimony? What incidents in her past may have contributed to this opinion? What other theories does the author mention on Elizabeth's spinsterhood? How did she continually used marriage as a bargaining chip to protect England?

Essay Topic 2

Research Edmund Spenser's The Fairie Queen. How is Elizabeth represented in the work? Are there any other references in the text to Elizabeth? Do you think she was so well represented in literature because she was a patroness of the arts? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Elizabeth I had an extensive wardrobe and toilette. Examine her daily routine: what was a typical day for her from morning to night? What were her hobbies? What were her habits? Be sure to use information from the text to support your schedule.

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