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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bill did Elizabeth I refuse to sign?
(a) A bill preventing Mary from entering the country.
(b) A bill preventing James from being King of England.
(c) A bill preventing Mary from ever being Queen of England.
(d) A bill to marry by the next year or be dethroned.

2. Who was found to be part of the Franco-Scottish plot against Elizabeth I?
(a) The Queen's physician.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) Throckmorton.
(d) The King of Spain.

3. Why did Elizabeth I often change residences?
(a) Because of the threat of rebellions.
(b) Because of the stench of the court.
(c) Because of boredom.
(d) Because of the demand on the food supply.

4. Who wanted to depose Elizabeth I?
(a) Philip and Alva.
(b) Howard and Ava.
(c) James and Alva.
(d) Henry and Ava.

5. Who did Elizabeth I consider a threat for the unity of the Church?
(a) The Jews.
(b) The poor.
(c) The Puritans.
(d) Catholics.

6. What did the British government think Catholicism would do given enough time, according to Chapter 11?
(a) Move south.
(b) Experience a resurgence.
(c) Expand throughout England.
(d) Die out.

7. How old was Robert, Earl of Essex in 1587?
(a) 24 years old.
(b) 22 years old.
(c) 28 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

8. Who took control of Scotland?
(a) Moray's supporters.
(b) No one.
(c) James' supporters.
(d) Mary's supporters.

9. Who was James taken prisoner by?
(a) The Earl of Sussex.
(b) The French.
(c) The Lords Enterprise.
(d) Lord Essex.

10. When did Pope Gregory want Philip to include England in invasion plans, according to Chapter 12?
(a) 1583.
(b) 1585.
(c) 1584.
(d) 1586.

11. What honor did Elizabeth sparingly hand out according to Chapter 10?
(a) Homes.
(b) Dames.
(c) Peerages.
(d) Baronets.

12. Who did Elizabeth I open talks with France to marry?
(a) The Duke of Normandy.
(b) The Duke of Beaufort.
(c) The Duke of Anjou.
(d) The Duke of Paris.

13. When did Charles IX die?
(a) June 1574.
(b) March 1574.
(c) May 1574.
(d) April 1574.

14. When did Elizabeth exchange gifts with her leading subjects?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Boxing Day.
(d) Christmas Eve.

15. Who did Elizabeth I send to Scotland after Mary's capture?
(a) Sir Nicholas Throckmorton.
(b) The Earl of Essex.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Leicester.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was involved in the plot against Elizabeth I in 1594?

2. Who did Philip want to inherit England's throne?

3. Who refused the terms of Mary's restoration to the Throne?

4. Where did Philip accept Protestantism?

5. Who wanted his daughter to be Queen of France?

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