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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 hosted lavish parties in order to impress the Queen?

2. When was Elizabeth proclaimed Queen according to Chapter 4?

3. What did Elizabeth I do to force Darnley to return to England?

4. When did Baron Seymour of Sudeley marry?

5. Where did Elizabeth I stay after living in the Tower for a week?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edward contract in 1553 and what plan did he devise?

2. Why was Elizabeth put under house arrest?

3. What happened under the terms of peace negotiated between the French and the English?

4. What did Henry VIII request from Pope Clement VII in Chapter 1?

5. How would Mary, Queen of Scots have ascended to the throne?

6. Whose wishes did Pope Clement VII follow?

7. What was the main topic when Parliament convened in 1563?

8. What did a potential husband need to have according to Chapter 4 and why did it present a problem?

9. What did Mary, Queen of Scots, refuse to accept ?

10. What did the Privy Council advise Elizabeth I of regarding Darnley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Edward, Earl of Hertford and examine how his rule changed England, as well as Elizabeth.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that the death of Elizabeth I had on England and compare Elizabeth I with her successor, James of Scotland.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the Spanish Armada and the clashes with England, including its causes and impact of the disagreement on both countries.

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