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Mary I of England - Quiz
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  • 1. When was Mary I of England born?
A) February 18, 1516
B) May 27, 1527
C) December 20, 1549
D) June 28, 1491
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Henry VIII
B) Elizabeth I
C) Henry VII
D) Edward VI
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Edward VI of England
B) Philip II of Spain
C) Francis II of France
D) Henry II of France
  • 4. What was the name of the rebellion that was a significant challenge to Mary I's rule?
A) Boleyn Rebellion
B) Tudor Uprising
C) Catholic Revolt
D) Wyatt's Rebellion
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Mother
B) Aunt
C) Sister
D) Cousin
  • 6. What was Mary I of England's relationship with Elizabeth I?
A) Aunt and niece
B) Cousins
C) Half-sisters
D) Step-sisters
  • 7. Which queen consort was Mary I of England's stepmother?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Catherine Howard
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Catherine Parr
  • 8. Mary I of England died in which year?
A) 1566
B) 1558
C) 1547
D) 1572
  • 9. What was the cause of Mary I of England's death?
A) Ovarian Cancer
B) Pneumonia
C) Influenza
D) Black Death
  • 10. Mary I of England was succeeded by which monarch?
A) Edward VI
B) Henry VIII
C) James I
D) Elizabeth I
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
B) Five
C) Two
D) One
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Philip II
B) Henry VIII
C) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
D) Edward VI
  • 13. What religion was Mary I baptized into?
A) Catholic faith
B) Lutheranism
C) Protestantism
D) Anglicanism
  • 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) Sir John Hussey (later Lord Hussey)
B) Philip II
C) Edward Seymour
D) Thomas Wolsey
  • 16. Who wrote De Institutione Feminae Christianae, a treatise on the education of girls?
A) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
B) Cardinal Wolsey
C) Sebastian Giustinian
D) Thomas Magnus
  • 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) Only French and Spanish
D) Latin
  • 18. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Princess Elizabeth
B) Queen of England
C) Dowager Princess of Wales
D) The Lady Mary
  • 19. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) Winchester Cathedral
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Canterbury Cathedral
  • 20. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Katharine Howard
D) Catherine of Aragon
  • 21. 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.
  • 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) A decree
C) An annulment
D) A dispensation
  • 25. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Catherine Howard
B) Anne of Cleves
C) Jane Seymour
D) Catherine Parr
  • 26. What significant loss did England suffer in January 1558?
A) The Dutch seized New Amsterdam
B) The French took Calais, England's sole remaining possession on the European mainland.
C) The Portuguese lost Goa
D) The Spanish captured Gibraltar
  • 27. Who arrived in England as papal legate in November 1554?
A) Philip of Spain
B) John Foxe
C) Thomas Cranmer
D) Reginald Pole
  • 28. What was the outcome of the plan to smuggle Mary out of England in 1550?
A) She was captured and imprisoned.
B) She married a European prince.
C) She successfully fled to Europe.
D) It came to nothing.
  • 29. Who succeeded Henry VIII after his death in 1547?
A) Mary I
B) James 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) Refusing to marry him.
D) Attempting to flee the country.
  • 31. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) John Dudley
B) Stephen Gardiner
C) Thomas Howard
D) Edward Courtenay
  • 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 Gunpowder Plot
B) The Pilgrimage of Grace
C) The Babington Plot
D) The Dudley conspiracy
  • 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) Pretty, well-proportioned with a fine complexion
B) Small and delicate
C) Ruddy-cheeked and fair-complexioned
D) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
  • 36. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Smallpox
B) Influenza
C) Measles
D) Tuberculosis
  • 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) Red or reddish-golden hair
B) Pale blue eyes
C) Ruddy-cheeked
D) Fair complexion
  • 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 supported them fully.
B) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
C) He remained neutral.
D) He organized them.
  • 41. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Genesis 1:28
B) Exodus 20:14
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) Mary abdicated the throne.
D) Philip returned to England.
  • 43. How many rich Protestants fled into exile during Mary's reign?
A) Less than 100
B) More than 1500
C) Around 800
D) Exactly 500
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