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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 A Court at Once Gay, Decadent, and Superb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why may Cecil have killed Amy Dudley?
(a) He may have killed her because he was jealous of Dudley.
(b) He may have killed her to protect England.
(c) He may have killed her because she was too politically powerful.
(d) He may have killed her because he was psychotic.

2. Who took over the Scottish monarch?
(a) The infant King James IV.
(b) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Catherine de' Medici.

3. Of what new religious movement was Elizabeth I tolerant?
(a) Puritanism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Buddhism.

4. Why was it dangerous for Mary to remain in England?
(a) She did not speak English well and had trouble communicating.
(b) She was not well constituted to live in England and was constantly ill.
(c) She could be put in the hands of English Catholics who wanted her to claim the throne.
(d) She was extremely depressed and wanted to travel.

5. How was the feel of Elizabeth's court described?
(a) It felt like a school.
(b) It felt like a choir.
(c) It felt like an army.
(d) It felt like a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elizabeth's favorite art form?

2. Which two members of Elizabeth's court fell into a power struggle?

3. What was the nickname of Mary I?

4. How did Amy Dudley's life end?

5. How many progresses did Elizabeth go on during her reign?

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