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