Mary I of England - Quiz
Mary I of England
  • 1. When was Mary I of England born?
A) June 28, 1491
B) May 27, 1527
C) December 20, 1549
D) February 18, 1516
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VII
D) Henry VIII
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Edward VI of England
B) Philip II of Spain
C) Henry II of France
D) Francis 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) Wyatt's Rebellion
C) Boleyn Rebellion
D) Tudor Uprising
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Cousin
B) Aunt
C) Mother
D) Sister
  • 6. What was Mary I of England's relationship with Elizabeth I?
A) Aunt and niece
B) Half-sisters
C) Cousins
D) Step-sisters
  • 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) 1547
B) 1572
C) 1566
D) 1558
  • 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) Edward VI
B) Elizabeth I
C) Henry VIII
D) James I
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) One
B) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
C) Five
D) Two
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Henry VIII
B) Edward VI
C) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
D) Philip II
  • 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) 1516
B) 1533
C) 1525
D) 1520
  • 15. Who was Mary I's chamberlain from 1530?
A) Edward Seymour
B) Thomas Wolsey
C) Philip II
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) Cardinal Wolsey
C) Sebastian Giustinian
D) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
  • 17. What languages could Mary read and write by the age of nine?
A) French, Spanish, music, dance, Greek, and Latin
B) Latin
C) Greek and 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) Dowager Princess of Wales
C) Queen of England
D) Princess Elizabeth
  • 19. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Canterbury Cathedral
C) Winchester Cathedral
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 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) Philip's intentions if Mary died.
C) Plans for Elizabeth's marriage.
D) Details of Mary's religious policies.
  • 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) A papal bull
B) An annulment
C) A decree
D) A dispensation
  • 25. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Catherine Howard
B) Anne of Cleves
C) Catherine Parr
D) Jane Seymour
  • 26. What significant loss did England suffer in January 1558?
A) The French took Calais, England's sole remaining possession on the European mainland.
B) The Spanish captured Gibraltar
C) The Dutch seized New Amsterdam
D) The Portuguese lost Goa
  • 27. Who arrived in England as papal legate in November 1554?
A) Reginald Pole
B) Philip of Spain
C) John Foxe
D) Thomas Cranmer
  • 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 was captured and imprisoned.
D) She married a European prince.
  • 29. Who succeeded Henry VIII after his death in 1547?
A) James I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Edward VI
D) Mary I
  • 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) Refusing to marry him.
D) Attempting to flee the country.
  • 31. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) Thomas Howard
B) John Dudley
C) Edward Courtenay
D) Stephen Gardiner
  • 32. Who became Mary's close adviser and interceded on her behalf?
A) Eustace Chapuys
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) Pope Clement VII
D) Charles V
  • 33. What was the name of the plot against Mary involving Henry Dudley?
A) The Pilgrimage of Grace
B) The Dudley conspiracy
C) The Babington Plot
D) The Gunpowder Plot
  • 34. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Charles V
B) Pope Clement VII
C) Thomas Cranmer
D) Eustace Chapuys
  • 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) Pretty, well-proportioned with a fine complexion
C) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
D) Small and delicate
  • 36. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Smallpox
B) Measles
C) Influenza
D) Tuberculosis
  • 37. Who wrote about the marriage being concluded for no fleshly consideration?
A) Ruy Gómez de Silva
B) John Dudley
C) Stephen Gardiner
D) Thomas Howard
  • 38. What was a physical trait that Mary inherited from her father?
A) Pale blue eyes
B) Red or reddish-golden hair
C) Ruddy-cheeked
D) Fair complexion
  • 39. Where was Catherine interred after her death in 1536?
A) Hatfield Palace
B) Peterborough Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 40. What was Alfonso de Castro's stance on the burnings?
A) He supported them fully.
B) He remained neutral.
C) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
D) He organized them.
  • 41. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Exodus 20:14
B) Genesis 1:28
C) Leviticus 20:21
D) Matthew 5:32
  • 42. What happened after the false pregnancy rumors spread across Europe?
A) Philip returned to England.
B) Elizabeth was imprisoned again.
C) Thanksgiving services were held in London.
D) Mary abdicated the throne.
  • 43. How many rich Protestants fled into exile during Mary's reign?
A) Around 800
B) Exactly 500
C) Less than 100
D) More than 1500
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