- 1. What was the original name of James VI before he became the first Stuart king of England?
A) James II of England
B) James IV of Scotland
C) James VI of Scotland
D) James I of England
- 2. Which English monarch did James VI succeed as James I of England?
A) Mary I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Henry VIII
D) Edward VI
- 3. In which year did James VI of Scotland become James I of England?
A) 1588
B) 1603
C) 1610
D) 1620
- 4. Who was the father of James VI of Scotland?
A) James V of Scotland
B) Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
C) Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
D) Henry VII of England
- 5. Which Scottish queen was the mother of James VI of Scotland?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Jane Seymour
C) Mary, Queen of Scots
D) Margaret Tudor
- 6. Where was James VI of Scotland born?
A) Stirling Castle
B) Glamis Castle
C) Holyrood Palace
D) Edinburgh Castle
- 7. What was the name of James I's wife?
A) Catherine of Aragon
B) Mary I of England
C) Anne of Denmark
D) Sophia of Hanover
- 8. Which European city did James VI of Scotland marry Anne of Denmark?
A) Madrid
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Oslo
- 9. What was the name of James I's son who succeeded him to the throne?
A) Charles I
B) James II
C) George I
D) William III
- 10. Which English parliamentarian famously clashed with James I over issues of divine right?
A) Sir Edward Coke
B) Oliver Cromwell
C) Thomas More
D) John Milton
- 11. What was the name of James I's daughter who married Frederick V of the Palatinate?
A) Mary Stuart
B) Anne Stuart
C) Margaret Stuart
D) Elizabeth Stuart
- 12. What was the name of James I's favorite courtier, rumored to have romantic ties with him?
A) Sir Walter Raleigh
B) Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
C) Sir Francis Bacon
D) George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- 13. What was the name of the treaty that ended the Anglo-Spanish War during James I's reign?
A) Treaty of Madrid
B) Treaty of London
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Utrecht
- 14. What was the nickname of James I's court favorite, George Villiers?
A) The Sun King
B) Gloriana
C) Steenie
D) The Merry Monarch
- 15. Which famous playwright was a contemporary of James VI/I?
A) Austen
B) Shakespeare
C) Brontë
D) Dickens
- 16. What was the name of the book written by James VI about the nature of kingship?
A) Pilgrim's Progress
B) Basilikon Doron
C) Hamlet
D) Paradise Lost
- 17. What was the name of the group of advisors appointed by James VI/I?
A) Roundheads
B) Cabinet
C) Privy Council
D) Parliament
- 18. What was the name of the conflict between England and Spain during James VI/I's reign?
A) War of the Roses
B) Anglo-Spanish War
C) Hundred Years' War
D) Thirty Years' War
- 19. Which famous scientist was introduced to James VI/I by Sir Walter Raleigh?
A) Einstein
B) Darwin
C) Galileo
D) Newton
- 20. Which architectural style became prominent during James VI/I's reign?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic
C) Renaissance
D) Jacobean
- 21. In which year did James VI/I die?
A) 1603
B) 1649
C) 1666
D) 1625
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