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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. Who was Roberto Ridolfi?

3. Who did Elizabeth appoint as her secretary?

4. Who led the expedition to aid Henry IV against the Catholic French and Spanish?

5. At what age was James VI declared old enough to rule Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were all English subjects required to do, or they would incur a fine?

2. Why was Elizabeth conflicted about punishing Mary?

3. What did Burghley's death symbolize?

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

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

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

7. Who started the youth movement in England and why?

8. What was the Treaty of Blois?

9. Why did Essex's coup fail?

10. Why did the Queen's Ladies wear black and white?

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

Elizabeth was notoriously mercurial. How did such aspects of her personality affect her reign? Where did such aspects make themselves known? How different may her reign have been if she made a decision and stuck to it? What did her councillors think about her constantly changing her mind? In the end, what did she accomplish by being so adaptable?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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