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