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Mary I of England - Quiz
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  • 1. When was Mary I of England born?
A) June 28, 1491
B) February 18, 1516
C) December 20, 1549
D) May 27, 1527
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Henry VII
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VIII
D) Elizabeth I
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Francis II of France
B) Henry II of France
C) Philip II of Spain
D) Edward VI of England
  • 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) Mother
B) Aunt
C) Sister
D) Cousin
  • 6. What was Mary I of England's relationship with Elizabeth I?
A) Step-sisters
B) Half-sisters
C) Cousins
D) Aunt and niece
  • 7. Which queen consort was Mary I of England's stepmother?
A) Catherine Howard
B) Catherine Parr
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Jane Seymour
  • 8. Mary I of England died in which year?
A) 1558
B) 1572
C) 1547
D) 1566
  • 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) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
B) Two
C) Five
D) One
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Edward VI
B) Philip II
C) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
D) Henry VIII
  • 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) 1533
C) 1520
D) 1525
  • 15. Who was Mary I's chamberlain from 1530?
A) Philip II
B) Edward Seymour
C) Thomas Wolsey
D) Sir John Hussey (later Lord Hussey)
  • 16. Who wrote De Institutione Feminae Christianae, a treatise on the education of girls?
A) Cardinal Wolsey
B) Sebastian Giustinian
C) Thomas Magnus
D) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
  • 17. What languages could Mary read and write by the age of nine?
A) Only French and Spanish
B) Latin
C) Greek and Latin
D) French, Spanish, music, dance, Greek, and Latin
  • 18. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Queen of England
B) Dowager Princess of Wales
C) The Lady Mary
D) Princess Elizabeth
  • 19. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Winchester Cathedral
B) Canterbury Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 20. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Catherine of Aragon
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Katharine Howard
D) Jane Seymour
  • 21. What did Susan Clarencieux reveal to the French ambassador?
A) Details of Mary's religious policies.
B) Her doubts about Mary's pregnancy.
C) Philip's intentions if Mary died.
D) Plans for Elizabeth's marriage.
  • 22. Where was Mary sent after her household was dissolved in December 1533?
A) Rome
B) Hatfield Palace, Hertfordshire
C) Greenwich Palace
D) Peterborough Cathedral
  • 23. Where did Mary I flee to instead of going to London after Edward VI's death?
A) York
B) Winchester
C) Bristol
D) East Anglia
  • 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) Catherine Parr
B) Jane Seymour
C) Catherine Howard
D) Anne of Cleves
  • 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 Dutch seized New Amsterdam
C) The Portuguese lost Goa
D) The Spanish captured Gibraltar
  • 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 married a European prince.
B) She was captured and imprisoned.
C) She successfully fled to Europe.
D) It came to nothing.
  • 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) Thomas Howard
B) Edward Courtenay
C) John Dudley
D) Stephen Gardiner
  • 32. Who became Mary's close adviser and interceded on her behalf?
A) Pope Clement VII
B) Charles V
C) Eustace Chapuys
D) Thomas Cranmer
  • 33. What was the name of the plot against Mary involving Henry Dudley?
A) The Babington Plot
B) The Gunpowder Plot
C) The Pilgrimage of Grace
D) The Dudley conspiracy
  • 34. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Eustace Chapuys
B) Pope Clement VII
C) Charles V
D) Thomas Cranmer
  • 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) Ruddy-cheeked and fair-complexioned
C) Small and delicate
D) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
  • 36. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Influenza
B) Measles
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) Pale blue eyes
B) Fair complexion
C) Ruddy-cheeked
D) Red or reddish-golden hair
  • 39. Where was Catherine interred after her death in 1536?
A) Peterborough Cathedral
B) Hatfield Palace
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 40. What was Alfonso de Castro's stance on the burnings?
A) He organized them.
B) He supported them fully.
C) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
D) He remained neutral.
  • 41. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Exodus 20:14
B) Matthew 5:32
C) Leviticus 20:21
D) Genesis 1:28
  • 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) Less than 100
B) Exactly 500
C) Around 800
D) More than 1500
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