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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) December 20, 1549
C) June 28, 1491
D) May 27, 1527
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Edward VI
B) Henry VII
C) Elizabeth I
D) Henry VIII
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Edward VI of England
B) Philip II of Spain
C) Henry II of France
D) Francis 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) Wyatt's Rebellion
D) Catholic Revolt
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Mother
B) Sister
C) Aunt
D) Cousin
  • 6. What was Mary I of England's relationship with Elizabeth I?
A) Step-sisters
B) Cousins
C) Aunt and niece
D) Half-sisters
  • 7. Which queen consort was Mary I of England's stepmother?
A) Catherine Parr
B) Jane Seymour
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Catherine Howard
  • 8. Mary I of England died in which year?
A) 1572
B) 1558
C) 1566
D) 1547
  • 9. What was the cause of Mary I of England's death?
A) Black Death
B) Influenza
C) Pneumonia
D) Ovarian Cancer
  • 10. Mary I of England was succeeded by which monarch?
A) Edward VI
B) Henry VIII
C) Elizabeth I
D) James I
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) Five
B) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
C) Two
D) One
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Henry VIII
B) Philip II
C) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
D) Edward VI
  • 13. What religion was Mary I baptized into?
A) Protestantism
B) Catholic faith
C) Lutheranism
D) Anglicanism
  • 14. In what year did the Countess of Salisbury become Mary's governess?
A) 1520
B) 1516
C) 1525
D) 1533
  • 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) Cardinal Wolsey
B) The Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives
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 was a physical trait that Mary inherited from her father?
A) Fair complexion
B) Pale blue eyes
C) Red or reddish-golden hair
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) Small and delicate
C) Ruddy-cheeked and fair-complexioned
D) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
  • 20. What biblical passage did Henry VIII cite to claim his marriage was unclean?
A) Leviticus 20:21
B) Exodus 20:14
C) Matthew 5:32
D) Genesis 1:28
  • 21. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Thomas Cranmer
B) Charles V
C) Eustace Chapuys
D) Pope Clement VII
  • 22. What did Pope Julius II issue that affected Catherine's marriage to Arthur?
A) An annulment
B) A dispensation
C) A decree
D) A papal bull
  • 23. Where was Mary sent after her household was dissolved in December 1533?
A) Peterborough Cathedral
B) Rome
C) Hatfield Palace, Hertfordshire
D) Greenwich Palace
  • 24. Who became Mary's close adviser and interceded on her behalf?
A) Charles V
B) Pope Clement VII
C) Eustace Chapuys
D) Thomas Cranmer
  • 25. Where was Catherine interred after her death in 1536?
A) Peterborough Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) St. Paul's Cathedral
D) Hatfield Palace
  • 26. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Dowager Princess of Wales
B) Princess Elizabeth
C) Queen of England
D) The Lady Mary
  • 27. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Catherine of Aragon
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Katharine Howard
  • 28. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Catherine Parr
C) Catherine Howard
D) Anne of Cleves
  • 29. Who succeeded Henry VIII after his death in 1547?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Mary I
C) Edward VI
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) It came to nothing.
C) She successfully fled to Europe.
D) She married a European prince.
  • 31. What did Edward VI publicly reproach Mary for during their reunion in 1550?
A) Conspiring against him.
B) Refusing to marry him.
C) Attempting to flee the country.
D) Ignoring his laws regarding worship.
  • 32. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Measles
B) Tuberculosis
C) Smallpox
D) Influenza
  • 33. Where did Mary I flee to instead of going to London after Edward VI's death?
A) Winchester
B) East Anglia
C) Bristol
D) York
  • 34. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) Stephen Gardiner
B) Edward Courtenay
C) Thomas Howard
D) John Dudley
  • 35. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Canterbury Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Winchester Cathedral
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 36. Who wrote about the marriage being concluded for no fleshly consideration?
A) Stephen Gardiner
B) Thomas Howard
C) Ruy Gómez de Silva
D) John Dudley
  • 37. What did Susan Clarencieux reveal to the French ambassador?
A) Philip's intentions if Mary died.
B) Plans for Elizabeth's marriage.
C) Her doubts about Mary's pregnancy.
D) Details of Mary's religious policies.
  • 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) Less than 100
B) More than 1500
C) Around 800
D) Exactly 500
  • 40. What was Alfonso de Castro's stance on the burnings?
A) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
B) He remained neutral.
C) He supported them fully.
D) He organized them.
  • 41. Who arrived in England as papal legate in November 1554?
A) Reginald Pole
B) Philip of Spain
C) Thomas Cranmer
D) John Foxe
  • 42. What was the name of the plot against Mary involving Henry Dudley?
A) The Pilgrimage of Grace
B) The Dudley conspiracy
C) The Gunpowder Plot
D) The Babington Plot
  • 43. 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
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