Elizabeth’s reign was longer than that of any other Tudor. When she died at the age of 69 in 1603, how many years had she reigned ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following colonial ventures took place in the reign of James I (1603-25) ?

   A. the founding of the Jamestown settlement
   B. the founding of the Plymouth colony
   C. Henry Hudson’s fruitless search for the Northwest Passage
   D. all of the above

2. Who succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603, establishing the Stuart dynasty ?

   A. James IV of Scotland
   B. James VI of Scotland
   C. Mary, Queen of Scots
   D. Anne Boleyn
    

3. Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?

   A. the growing authority of the Pope over domestic English affairs
   B. the expansion of England’s colonial possessions
   C. the rise in the power and confidence of the aristocracy
   D. the countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority

4. What church did Elizabeth I establish or re-establish by law in England during her reign ?

   A. The Anglican Church
   B. The Roman Catholic Church
   C. Calvinism
   D. The Lutheran Church

5. Which royal dynasty was established in the resolution of the so-called War of the Roses and continued through the reign of Elizabeth I ?

   A. Tudor
   B. Windsor
   C. York
   D. Lancaster

6. Which group of intellectual women established literary clubs of their own around 1750 under the leadership of Elizabeth Vesey and Elizabeth Montagu ?

   A. the Behnites
   B. the bluestockings
   C. the coteries of plenty
   D. the Pre-Raphaelites

7. Which group of intellectual women established literary clubs of their own around 1750 under the leadership of Elizabeth Vesey and Elizabeth Montagu ?

   A. the bluestockings
   B. the coteries of plenty
   C. the Pre-Raphaelites
   D. the tattlers and spectators

8. From which of the following Italian texts might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeping power ?

   A. Castiglione’s \The Courtier\
   B. Dante’s \Divine Comedy\
   C. Boccaccio’s \Decameron\
   D. Machiavelli’s \The Prince\

9. Who was the first Tudor King ?

   A. Henry VIII
   B. Henry VII
   C. George III
   D. James I

10. Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who also reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to1603 ?

    A. Elizabeth I
    B. Elizabeth II
    C. Mary, Queen of Scots
    D. Catherine of Aragon