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