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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. With whom may Elizabeth I have been in love?

2. Since Amy was not welcomed at court, how did she spend her time?

3. Which monarch ordered the most religion-related executions during his/her reign?

4. Why did Elizabeth remake Dudley into the Earl of Leicester?

5. What religion did Elizabeth I practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors played into the death of Amy Dudley?

2. During her coronation service, to whom was Elizabeth symbolically married?

3. Who was suspected in his murder?

4. What event spurred Elizabeth to look more seriously into a marriage as a way to secure England's future?

5. What is Alison Weir's point of view on the reign of Elizabeth I?

6. What was the strategy in Elizabeth's keeping so many suitors interested?

7. Why did Elizabeth allow Lord Darnley to go to Scotland?

8. How did Europe's political environment change upon the death of Francis II?

9. What is one example in Chapter 4 of the Queen using her single status to protect the interests of her kingdom?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth's court popularized the idea of courtly love. What is courtly love? How was courtly love practiced? How might such an institution have benefited the Elizabethan court? How might such an institution have flattered Elizabeth herself? Examine aspects of Elizabeth's personality. How did courtly love appeal to her vanity?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Elizabeth's childhood. Who were her parents? How did her mother's end affect her throughout her life? What were her relationships with her siblings? How did these relationships continue to affect her adult life? What effect did her past experiences have on her willingness to marry?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Elizabeth refuse to marry? What were the political implications of her singleness? Who did she claim to be married to? Why did Elizabeth personally abhor the state of matrimony? What incidents in her past may have contributed to this opinion? What other theories does the author mention on Elizabeth's spinsterhood? How did she continually used marriage as a bargaining chip to protect England?

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