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Mary I of England - Quiz
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  • 1. When was Mary I of England born?
A) May 27, 1527
B) December 20, 1549
C) June 28, 1491
D) February 18, 1516
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Henry VII
B) Henry VIII
C) Elizabeth I
D) Edward VI
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Edward VI of England
B) Francis II of France
C) Philip II of Spain
D) Henry 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) Tudor Uprising
D) Boleyn Rebellion
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Mother
B) Aunt
C) Cousin
D) Sister
  • 6. What was Mary I of England's relationship with Elizabeth I?
A) Step-sisters
B) Half-sisters
C) Aunt and niece
D) Cousins
  • 7. Which queen consort was Mary I of England's stepmother?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Jane Seymour
C) Catherine Parr
D) Catherine Howard
  • 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) Black Death
B) Pneumonia
C) Ovarian Cancer
D) Influenza
  • 10. Mary I of England was succeeded by which monarch?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Henry VIII
C) James I
D) Edward VI
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) One
B) Two
C) Five
D) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
  • 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) Anglicanism
B) Lutheranism
C) Protestantism
D) Catholic faith
  • 14. In what year did the Countess of Salisbury become Mary's governess?
A) 1525
B) 1520
C) 1516
D) 1533
  • 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) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
B) Thomas Magnus
C) Cardinal Wolsey
D) Sebastian Giustinian
  • 17. What languages could Mary read and write by the age of nine?
A) French, Spanish, music, dance, Greek, and Latin
B) Latin
C) Only French and Spanish
D) Greek and Latin
  • 18. What was a physical trait that Mary inherited from her father?
A) Red or reddish-golden hair
B) Fair complexion
C) Pale blue eyes
D) Ruddy-cheeked
  • 19. 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
  • 20. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Genesis 1:28
B) Matthew 5:32
C) Leviticus 20:21
D) Exodus 20:14
  • 21. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Thomas Cranmer
B) Pope Clement VII
C) Charles V
D) Eustace Chapuys
  • 22. What did Pope Julius II issue that affected Catherine's marriage to Arthur?
A) An annulment
B) A decree
C) A dispensation
D) A papal bull
  • 23. Where was Mary sent after her household was dissolved in December 1533?
A) Greenwich Palace
B) Hatfield Palace, Hertfordshire
C) Peterborough Cathedral
D) Rome
  • 24. Who became Mary's close adviser and interceded on her behalf?
A) Eustace Chapuys
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) Charles V
D) Pope Clement VII
  • 25. Where was Catherine interred after her death in 1536?
A) Peterborough Cathedral
B) Hatfield Palace
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 26. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Queen of England
B) Princess Elizabeth
C) Dowager Princess of Wales
D) The Lady Mary
  • 27. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Catherine of Aragon
D) Katharine Howard
  • 28. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Catherine Howard
B) Anne of Cleves
C) Jane Seymour
D) Catherine Parr
  • 29. Who succeeded Henry VIII after his death in 1547?
A) Mary I
B) Edward VI
C) Elizabeth I
D) James I
  • 30. 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.
  • 31. What did Edward VI publicly reproach Mary for during their reunion in 1550?
A) Conspiring against him.
B) Ignoring his laws regarding worship.
C) Attempting to flee the country.
D) Refusing to marry him.
  • 32. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Smallpox
C) Measles
D) Influenza
  • 33. Where did Mary I flee to instead of going to London after Edward VI's death?
A) York
B) Bristol
C) Winchester
D) East Anglia
  • 34. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) Thomas Howard
B) John Dudley
C) Stephen Gardiner
D) Edward Courtenay
  • 35. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) St. Paul's Cathedral
B) Winchester Cathedral
C) Canterbury Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 36. Who wrote about the marriage being concluded for no fleshly consideration?
A) Ruy Gómez de Silva
B) John Dudley
C) Thomas Howard
D) Stephen Gardiner
  • 37. What did Susan Clarencieux reveal to the French ambassador?
A) Details of Mary's religious policies.
B) Plans for Elizabeth's marriage.
C) Her doubts about Mary's pregnancy.
D) Philip's intentions if Mary died.
  • 38. What happened after the false pregnancy rumors spread across Europe?
A) Elizabeth was imprisoned again.
B) Mary abdicated the throne.
C) Philip returned to England.
D) Thanksgiving services were held in London.
  • 39. How many rich Protestants fled into exile during Mary's reign?
A) Exactly 500
B) More than 1500
C) Around 800
D) Less than 100
  • 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. Who arrived in England as papal legate in November 1554?
A) Thomas Cranmer
B) Reginald Pole
C) Philip of Spain
D) John Foxe
  • 42. What was the name of the plot against Mary involving Henry Dudley?
A) The Dudley conspiracy
B) The Gunpowder Plot
C) The Pilgrimage of Grace
D) The Babington Plot
  • 43. What significant loss did England suffer in January 1558?
A) The Portuguese lost Goa
B) The French took Calais, England's sole remaining possession on the European mainland.
C) The Spanish captured Gibraltar
D) The Dutch seized New Amsterdam
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