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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. To whom did Elizabeth claim she was married?

2. Which English explorer blatantly sacked Spanish ships?

3. Who else was involved in Ridolfi's plot?

4. Who led the expedition to aid Henry IV against the Catholic French and Spanish?

5. Who did Elizabeth appoint as her secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspects of Elizabeth's character are evident in her speech to the troops at Tilbury?

2. Why was the Tudor court nomadic?

3. Why did the Queen avoid residences from her childhood?

4. What were the results of Essex's Ireland campaign?

5. Why may Leicester have married Lettice Knollys?

6. Why did Elizabeth decide to execute Essex?

7. What did Burghley's death symbolize?

8. Who was involved in the Catholic plot to take Elizabeth's throne?

9. Why was Norfolk's sentence commuted to beheading instead of being hanged, drawn, and quartered?

10. Who is Gloriana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Mary Queen of Scots? What were her claims to the English throne? How did she pose a threat to Elizabeth? Explain Mary's downfall in Scotland and subsequent behavior toward Elizabeth. Why did Elizabeth have such difficulty punishing the wayward Queen? Where did Mary live after fleeing Scotland? How did she further incriminate herself? Ultimately, what scheme led to her death?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the defeat of the Spanish Armada. What did this victory mean for England? For Europe? How did this affect the Queen's reputation? Did England earn the victory over the Armada? Who stage managed the famous speech at Tilbury? How did the speech affect the troops? What was symbolically important about Elizabeth's wardrobe?

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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