The Life of Elizabeth I Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alison Weir (historian)
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The Life of Elizabeth I Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Alison Weir (historian)
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Elizabeth's nickname for Robert Dudley when he was Master of Horse?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Spirit.
(c) Ed.
(d) Pony.

2. What was the main event Elizabeth's council wanted to take place?
(a) They wanted to go to war with Spain.
(b) They wanted her to marry and produce an heir.
(c) They wanted to have a coronation ball.
(d) They wanted to lower taxes.

3. Who was Henry, Duke of Anjou?
(a) He was Elizabeth's favorite cousin.
(b) He was Spain's great duke.
(c) He was Charles IX's 19-year-old bisexual brother.
(d) He was Erik of Sweden's uncle.

4. Who was sent to negotiate the treaty with Scotland and France?
(a) Sir William Cecil.
(b) Nicholas Throckmorton.
(c) Pope Pius IV.
(d) Robert Dudley.

5. At what age was Mary Stewart widowed?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

7. To what did Mary Queen of Scots think she was entitled?
(a) She believed she owned Ireland.
(b) She believed she was the rightful heir of Sweden.
(c) She believed she was entitled to the estates of Spain.
(d) She believed she was the rightful Queen of England.

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

9. Who did Mary Queen of Scots wed on July 29, 1565?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Lord Darnley.
(c) Sussex.
(d) The Earl of Leicester.

10. What failed movement did Northumberland and Westmoreland lead?
(a) The Southern Conflict.
(b) The Irish Incident.
(c) The War of the Roses.
(d) The Northern Uprising.

11. How did Amy Dudley's life end?
(a) She drowned after a shipwreck.
(b) She fell down the stairs of her home and broke her neck.
(c) She was killed by a vagrant with a sword.
(d) She contracted the sweating sickness.

12. What was Mary Queen of Scots' main condition if she were to marry Leicester?
(a) She wanted him to move to Scotland.
(b) She wanted a large dowry from the Queen of England.
(c) She wanted to be named successor.
(d) She wanted him to cut his hair.

13. With whom may Elizabeth I have been in love?
(a) Robert Dudley.
(b) King Erik of Sweden.
(c) King Philip of Spain.
(d) The Archduke Ferdinand.

14. How did the Queen's court, in general, feel about Robert Dudley?
(a) They loved him and commended his bravery.
(b) They were jealous of him and his relationship with the Queen.
(c) They hated him and refused to speak with him.
(d) They were in awe of his superior horsemanship.

15. Why did Elizabeth want her suitors to visit England in person?
(a) She would not marry someone she had not met.
(b) She wanted to kidnap them and hold them for ransom.
(c) She wanted to interrogate them to make sure they were honest.
(d) She was unable to travel to them because of illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Elizabeth feel competitive toward Mary Queen of Scots?

2. Who was the Earl of Bothwell?

3. Why did Queen Elizabeth refuse de' Medici's match for her?

4. What was one of the theories of why the Queen so enjoyed the company of the person in #25?

5. What member of Elizabeth's court did Leicester begin to pay attention to?

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