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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) June 28, 1491
C) February 18, 1516
D) December 20, 1549
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Henry VIII
B) Edward VI
C) Henry VII
D) Elizabeth I
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Francis II of France
B) Edward VI of England
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) Boleyn Rebellion
D) Tudor Uprising
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Cousin
B) Sister
C) Mother
D) Aunt
  • 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 Parr
B) Catherine Howard
C) Jane Seymour
D) Anne Boleyn
  • 8. Mary I of England died in which year?
A) 1547
B) 1558
C) 1566
D) 1572
  • 9. What was the cause of Mary I of England's death?
A) Influenza
B) Black Death
C) Pneumonia
D) Ovarian Cancer
  • 10. Mary I of England was succeeded by which monarch?
A) James I
B) Henry VIII
C) Elizabeth I
D) Edward VI
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
D) One
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Edward VI
B) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
C) Philip II
D) Henry VIII
  • 13. What religion was Mary I baptized into?
A) Lutheranism
B) Catholic faith
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) Thomas Wolsey
B) Sir John Hussey (later Lord Hussey)
C) Philip II
D) Edward Seymour
  • 16. Who wrote De Institutione Feminae Christianae, a treatise on the education of girls?
A) Cardinal Wolsey
B) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
C) Thomas Magnus
D) Sebastian Giustinian
  • 17. What languages could Mary read and write by the age of nine?
A) Latin
B) Greek and Latin
C) French, Spanish, music, dance, Greek, and Latin
D) Only French and Spanish
  • 18. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Dowager Princess of Wales
B) Queen of England
C) The Lady Mary
D) Princess Elizabeth
  • 19. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Canterbury Cathedral
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Winchester Cathedral
  • 20. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Catherine of Aragon
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Jane Seymour
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) Plans for Elizabeth's marriage.
D) Her doubts about Mary's pregnancy.
  • 22. Where was Mary sent after her household was dissolved in December 1533?
A) Peterborough Cathedral
B) Hatfield Palace, Hertfordshire
C) Rome
D) Greenwich Palace
  • 23. Where did Mary I flee to instead of going to London after Edward VI's death?
A) York
B) East Anglia
C) Winchester
D) Bristol
  • 24. What did Pope Julius II issue that affected Catherine's marriage to Arthur?
A) A dispensation
B) A papal bull
C) A decree
D) An annulment
  • 25. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Anne of Cleves
B) Jane Seymour
C) Catherine Howard
D) Catherine Parr
  • 26. What significant loss did England suffer in January 1558?
A) The Portuguese lost Goa
B) The Spanish captured Gibraltar
C) The Dutch seized New Amsterdam
D) The French took Calais, England's sole remaining possession on the European mainland.
  • 27. Who arrived in England as papal legate in November 1554?
A) John Foxe
B) Philip of Spain
C) Thomas Cranmer
D) Reginald Pole
  • 28. What was the outcome of the plan to smuggle Mary out of England in 1550?
A) She married a European prince.
B) It came to nothing.
C) She successfully fled to Europe.
D) She was captured and imprisoned.
  • 29. Who succeeded Henry VIII after his death in 1547?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Edward VI
C) Mary I
D) James I
  • 30. What did Edward VI publicly reproach Mary for during their reunion in 1550?
A) Refusing to marry him.
B) Attempting to flee the country.
C) Conspiring against him.
D) Ignoring his laws regarding worship.
  • 31. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) Thomas Howard
B) Stephen Gardiner
C) Edward Courtenay
D) John Dudley
  • 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 Dudley conspiracy
C) The Pilgrimage of Grace
D) The Babington Plot
  • 34. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Pope Clement VII
B) Thomas Cranmer
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) Ruddy-cheeked and fair-complexioned
B) Small and delicate
C) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
D) Pretty, well-proportioned with a fine complexion
  • 36. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Influenza
B) Smallpox
C) Measles
D) Tuberculosis
  • 37. Who wrote about the marriage being concluded for no fleshly consideration?
A) Thomas Howard
B) Stephen Gardiner
C) John Dudley
D) Ruy Gómez de Silva
  • 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) St. Paul's Cathedral
B) Peterborough Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) Hatfield Palace
  • 40. What was Alfonso de Castro's stance on the burnings?
A) He remained neutral.
B) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
C) He supported them fully.
D) He organized them.
  • 41. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Leviticus 20:21
B) Genesis 1:28
C) Exodus 20:14
D) Matthew 5:32
  • 42. What happened after the false pregnancy rumors spread across Europe?
A) Thanksgiving services were held in London.
B) Mary abdicated the throne.
C) Philip returned to England.
D) Elizabeth was imprisoned again.
  • 43. How many rich Protestants fled into exile during Mary's reign?
A) More than 1500
B) Less than 100
C) Exactly 500
D) Around 800
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