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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. When Anjou left her court for the last time, what did it symbolize?

2. In her portraits, Elizabeth wanted the myth of the Virgin Queen to take precedence over what?

3. How was the feel of Elizabeth's court described?

4. Why weren't there many women at Elizabeth's court?

5. Who entered English territory on a sail to the Netherlands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was courtly love?

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

3. What major changes were taking place in Elizabeth's court?

4. Did Elizabeth accept a marriage proposal from Anjou? Explain.

5. Why did the Queen avoid residences from her childhood?

6. What was the biggest factor in England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?

7. What was the English Enterprise?

8. What Protestant country wanted Elizabeth to be its Queen as well?

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

10. Why was the Tudor court nomadic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did religious strife shape Elizabeth's reign? Examine her reign from beginning to end. What major events were spearheaded by religious conflict? What were Elizabeth's opinions about religion? What church did she attend?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two of Elizabeth's famous speeches, the speech to the troops at Tilbury and the Golden speech. How are they similar? How are they different? Is it immediately apparent that Elizabeth gave the speeches at very different point in her life? Why or why not? How did her gifts in oratory solidify her legend?

Essay Topic 3

Lord Darnley's murder of Rizzio was the beginning of the end for him. Compile a crime report of Rizzio's murder. Include evidence on Lord Darnley's subsequent murder. Were the two events related at all? Why or why not? What role did Mary Queen of Scots have to play in the murders? Why had Elizabeth initially allowed Darnley to go to Scotland?

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