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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Queen promise to do for anyone who would make trouble for France?
(a) She said she would never forgive him.
(b) She said she would throw him a party.
(c) She said she would marry him.
(d) She said she would pay him in gold.

2. What, the author theorizes, may have been part of Robin's allure for the Queen?
(a) He was extremely wealthy and she needed money.
(b) She had all the control in their relationship.
(c) She needed someone to teach her to ride a horse.
(d) He was the most handsome man who ever lived.

3. How did Amy Dudley's death affect her husband?
(a) He was gleeful and immediately proposed to Elizabeth.
(b) He was distraught and would not speak for weeks.
(c) Too much suspicion was cast upon Robert for him to marry the Queen.
(d) He was forgiven by the people after his guilty verdict.

4. How did Elizabeth's marriage games ultimately help England?
(a) The games became very popular in parlors across Europe.
(b) She kept the other countries from attacking by entertaining their proposals.
(c) They made Lord Dudley jealous, prompting him to propose.
(d) They kept Elizabeth busy while Henry ran the country.

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

6. 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 because he was psychotic.
(c) He may have killed her because she was too politically powerful.
(d) He may have killed her to protect England.

7. In what year did Henry VIII die?
(a) 1747.
(b) 1547.
(c) 1447.
(d) 1647.

8. How did the Queen publicly humiliate Robert Dudley?
(a) She destroyed his Letters Patent.
(b) She sent him to the gallows.
(c) She called him names and bade him leave.
(d) She refused to dance with him at the next party.

9. Whose marriage proposal did the Queen turn down because she wished to remain single?
(a) Robin Dudley.
(b) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Philip of Spain.

10. Why did Elizabeth remake Dudley into the Earl of Leicester?
(a) She wanted him to be eligible to marry for herself.
(b) She wanted him to be a more attractive match for Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) She wanted him to marry a Spanish heiress.
(d) She owed him a favor and was tired of him whining.

11. When was Elizabeth officially excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
(a) February 25, 1580.
(b) February 25, 1570.
(c) February 25, 1560.
(d) February 25, 1550.

12. Why did Elizabeth allow Darnley to escape to Scotland?
(a) She loved him and only wanted him to be happy.
(b) She knew Cecil was against the match and wanted to defy him.
(c) She knew he was unfit to rule and would put Mary more firmly into her hands.
(d) She was angry at Norfolk and wanted to talk Mary out of his hands.

13. Why did Elizabeth feel competitive toward Mary Queen of Scots?
(a) Mary's wardrobe was rumored to be more substantial than Elizabeth's.
(b) Mary was younger than Elizabeth and rumored to be beautiful.
(c) Mary spoke more languages than Elizabeth.
(d) Mary was a better musician than Elizabeth.

14. What item(s) were discovered that incriminated Mary in Darnley's murder?
(a) A fingerprint on his neck.
(b) The Casket Letters.
(c) A record of her conversation with the murderer.
(d) The Estate Receipts.

15. What reason did the Queen give in her refusal of Erik of Sweden?
(a) She was offended that he did not speak English.
(b) She was disinclined to marry, especially someone who would be absent from the country.
(c) She had only weeks to live because of illness.
(d) She promised herself to Robert Dudley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Catherine de'Medici propose the Queen marry in 1565?

2. How long were Amy Dudley and Robert Dudley married?

3. Who was Mary Queen of Scots' adviser?

4. How long did Elizabeth reign?

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

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