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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Elizabeth actually accept Anjou's proposal of marriage?
(a) Yes, but he died before they could wed.
(b) No, she refused to see him.
(c) No, she never even met him.
(d) Yes, but changed her mind two days later.

2. Who was Hugh O'Neill?
(a) He was the Queen's head of security.
(b) He was the second Earl of Tyrone and an Irish rebel.
(c) He was a Privy Councillor to King James VI of Scotland.
(d) He was the second Early of Shrewsbury and a Polish rebel.

3. Who entered English territory on a sail to the Netherlands?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Belgium.

4. What did Puritans desire from Elizabeth?
(a) Ex patriotism.
(b) Freedom of religion.
(c) Political office.
(d) Money.

5. When Anjou left her court for the last time, what did it symbolize?
(a) It symbolized the end of the Netherlands.
(b) It symbolized the resolution to the succession.
(c) It symbolized the end of the war between France and Spain.
(d) It symbolized the end of the Queen's courting days.

6. Who did Leicester secretly marry?
(a) Elizabeth I.
(b) Mary Queen of Scots.
(c) Lettice Knollys.
(d) Douglas, the Lady Sheffield.

7. How did Elizabeth take her meals?
(a) She ate with her ladies in waiting.
(b) Privately; she disliked eating in public.
(c) In huge banquet halls: she hated eating alone.
(d) She only ate with the Earl of Leicester.

8. At what age was James VI declared old enough to rule Scotland?
(a) 51.
(b) 12.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

9. The Treaty of Blois allied what two countries?
(a) England and Spain.
(b) England and France.
(c) France and Spain.
(d) France and Sweden.

10. What right did the Queen have in regard to her ladies in waiting?
(a) She had the right to send them to France.
(b) She had the right to execute them at will.
(c) She had the right to demand they dance.
(d) She had the right to approve their marriages.

11. Of what religious persuasion was Henry III?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Huguenot.

12. What was perhaps the most serious marriage consideration of Elizabeth's life?
(a) The Archduke Ferdinand.
(b) Henry III.
(c) The Duke of Anjou.
(d) Phillip II.

13. Who was the leader of the pro-war anti-Spanish faction at court?
(a) Lopez.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Essex.

14. What member of the Queen's court died on August 4, 1598?
(a) Cecil.
(b) Leicester.
(c) Burghley.
(d) Essex.

15. Who else was involved in Ridolfi's plot?
(a) Norfolk and Mary Queen of Scots.
(b) Lord Burghley and the Earl of Leicester.
(c) Sussex and Lettice Knollys.
(d) Westmorland and Northumberland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title did Elizabeth create for William Cecil on February 25, 1571?

2. What natural occurrence aided the English ships in the defeat of the Armada?

3. What did Elizabeth think was an essential part of a stable state?

4. Upon his return to England, how did Essex greatly offend the Queen?

5. Why did the Queen have difficulty understanding when her ladies wanted to marry?

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