Mary I of England - Quiz
Mary I of England
  • 1. When was Mary I of England born?
A) May 27, 1527
B) February 18, 1516
C) June 28, 1491
D) December 20, 1549
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Henry VIII
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VII
D) Elizabeth I
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Philip II of Spain
B) Francis II of France
C) Edward VI of England
D) Henry II of France
  • 4. What was the name of the rebellion that was a significant challenge to Mary I's rule?
A) Catholic Revolt
B) Tudor Uprising
C) Wyatt's Rebellion
D) Boleyn Rebellion
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Cousin
B) Sister
C) Mother
D) Aunt
  • 6. What was Mary I of England's relationship with Elizabeth I?
A) Step-sisters
B) Cousins
C) Half-sisters
D) Aunt and niece
  • 7. Which queen consort was Mary I of England's stepmother?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Catherine Howard
D) Catherine Parr
  • 8. Mary I of England died in which year?
A) 1572
B) 1558
C) 1547
D) 1566
  • 9. What was the cause of Mary I of England's death?
A) Ovarian Cancer
B) Black Death
C) Influenza
D) Pneumonia
  • 10. Mary I of England was succeeded by which monarch?
A) James I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Henry VIII
D) Edward VI
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) Two
B) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
C) Five
D) One
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
B) Henry VIII
C) Philip II
D) Edward VI
  • 13. What religion was Mary I baptized into?
A) Protestantism
B) Lutheranism
C) Anglicanism
D) Catholic faith
  • 14. In what year did the Countess of Salisbury become Mary's governess?
A) 1520
B) 1533
C) 1516
D) 1525
  • 15. Who was Mary I's chamberlain from 1530?
A) Edward Seymour
B) Philip II
C) Sir John Hussey (later Lord Hussey)
D) Thomas Wolsey
  • 16. Who wrote De Institutione Feminae Christianae, a treatise on the education of girls?
A) Thomas Magnus
B) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
C) Cardinal Wolsey
D) Sebastian Giustinian
  • 17. What languages could Mary read and write by the age of nine?
A) Greek and Latin
B) Only French and Spanish
C) Latin
D) French, Spanish, music, dance, Greek, and Latin
  • 18. What was a physical trait that Mary inherited from her father?
A) Red or reddish-golden hair
B) Fair complexion
C) Ruddy-cheeked
D) Pale blue eyes
  • 19. How did the Venetian Mario Savorgnano describe Mary by the time she was developing into a young lady?
A) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
B) Pretty, well-proportioned with a fine complexion
C) Ruddy-cheeked and fair-complexioned
D) Small and delicate
  • 20. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Genesis 1:28
B) Leviticus 20:21
C) Exodus 20:14
D) Matthew 5:32
  • 21. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Charles V
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) Eustace Chapuys
D) Pope Clement VII
  • 22. What did Pope Julius II issue that affected Catherine's marriage to Arthur?
A) A decree
B) A papal bull
C) A dispensation
D) An annulment
  • 23. Where was Mary sent after her household was dissolved in December 1533?
A) Greenwich Palace
B) Hatfield Palace, Hertfordshire
C) Peterborough Cathedral
D) Rome
  • 24. Who became Mary's close adviser and interceded on her behalf?
A) Charles V
B) Eustace Chapuys
C) Thomas Cranmer
D) Pope Clement VII
  • 25. Where was Catherine interred after her death in 1536?
A) Hatfield Palace
B) Peterborough Cathedral
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 26. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Princess Elizabeth
B) Dowager Princess of Wales
C) Queen of England
D) The Lady Mary
  • 27. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Jane Seymour
C) Katharine Howard
D) Catherine of Aragon
  • 28. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Catherine Parr
B) Catherine Howard
C) Jane Seymour
D) Anne of Cleves
  • 29. Who succeeded Henry VIII after his death in 1547?
A) Edward VI
B) James I
C) Mary I
D) Elizabeth I
  • 30. What was the outcome of the plan to smuggle Mary out of England in 1550?
A) She married a European prince.
B) She successfully fled to Europe.
C) She was captured and imprisoned.
D) It came to nothing.
  • 31. What did Edward VI publicly reproach Mary for during their reunion in 1550?
A) Ignoring his laws regarding worship.
B) Refusing to marry him.
C) Attempting to flee the country.
D) Conspiring against him.
  • 32. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Measles
B) Smallpox
C) Influenza
D) Tuberculosis
  • 33. Where did Mary I flee to instead of going to London after Edward VI's death?
A) Winchester
B) Bristol
C) East Anglia
D) York
  • 34. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) Stephen Gardiner
B) Thomas Howard
C) Edward Courtenay
D) John Dudley
  • 35. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Winchester Cathedral
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Canterbury Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 36. Who wrote about the marriage being concluded for no fleshly consideration?
A) Ruy Gómez de Silva
B) Stephen Gardiner
C) Thomas Howard
D) John Dudley
  • 37. What did Susan Clarencieux reveal to the French ambassador?
A) Her doubts about Mary's pregnancy.
B) Plans for Elizabeth's marriage.
C) Details of Mary's religious policies.
D) Philip's intentions if Mary died.
  • 38. What happened after the false pregnancy rumors spread across Europe?
A) Thanksgiving services were held in London.
B) Philip returned to England.
C) Mary abdicated the throne.
D) Elizabeth was imprisoned again.
  • 39. How many rich Protestants fled into exile during Mary's reign?
A) More than 1500
B) Less than 100
C) Around 800
D) Exactly 500
  • 40. What was Alfonso de Castro's stance on the burnings?
A) He organized them.
B) He supported them fully.
C) He remained neutral.
D) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
  • 41. Who arrived in England as papal legate in November 1554?
A) Philip of Spain
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) John Foxe
D) Reginald Pole
  • 42. What was the name of the plot against Mary involving Henry Dudley?
A) The Dudley conspiracy
B) The Babington Plot
C) The Pilgrimage of Grace
D) The Gunpowder Plot
  • 43. What significant loss did England suffer in January 1558?
A) The Portuguese lost Goa
B) The French took Calais, England's sole remaining possession on the European mainland.
C) The Dutch seized New Amsterdam
D) The Spanish captured Gibraltar
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