Mary I of England - Quiz
Mary I of England
  • 1. When was Mary I of England born?
A) December 20, 1549
B) May 27, 1527
C) February 18, 1516
D) June 28, 1491
  • 2. Mary I of England was the daughter of which famous monarch?
A) Henry VII
B) Elizabeth I
C) Edward VI
D) Henry VIII
  • 3. Who was Mary I of England's husband?
A) Philip II of Spain
B) Francis II of France
C) Edward VI of England
D) Henry II of France
  • 4. What was the name of the rebellion that was a significant challenge to Mary I's rule?
A) Wyatt's Rebellion
B) Catholic Revolt
C) Boleyn Rebellion
D) Tudor Uprising
  • 5. What relation was Mary I of England to Lady Jane Grey?
A) Aunt
B) Cousin
C) Sister
D) Mother
  • 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) Anne Boleyn
B) Jane Seymour
C) Catherine Parr
D) Catherine Howard
  • 8. Mary I of England died in which year?
A) 1547
B) 1572
C) 1566
D) 1558
  • 9. What was the cause of Mary I of England's death?
A) Influenza
B) Ovarian Cancer
C) Pneumonia
D) Black Death
  • 10. Mary I of England was succeeded by which monarch?
A) Elizabeth I
B) James I
C) Edward VI
D) Henry VIII
  • 11. How many children did Catherine of Aragon have before Mary?
A) Two
B) Four (three miscarriages and stillbirths, one short-lived son)
C) Five
D) One
  • 12. Who was one of the sponsors at Mary's baptism?
A) Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey
B) Edward VI
C) Philip II
D) Henry VIII
  • 13. What religion was Mary I baptized into?
A) Protestantism
B) Lutheranism
C) Anglicanism
D) Catholic faith
  • 14. In what year did the Countess of Salisbury become Mary's governess?
A) 1520
B) 1525
C) 1516
D) 1533
  • 15. Who was Mary I's chamberlain from 1530?
A) Sir John Hussey (later Lord Hussey)
B) Edward Seymour
C) Thomas Wolsey
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) Cardinal Wolsey
C) Sebastian Giustinian
D) Thomas Magnus
  • 17. What languages could Mary read and write by the age of nine?
A) Latin
B) Greek and Latin
C) Only French and Spanish
D) French, Spanish, music, dance, Greek, and Latin
  • 18. What title was Mary given instead of Princess after her parents' marriage was annulled?
A) Princess Elizabeth
B) The Lady Mary
C) Queen of England
D) Dowager Princess of Wales
  • 19. Where was Mary I crowned queen?
A) Canterbury Cathedral
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Winchester Cathedral
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 20. Who did Henry VIII marry in early 1533?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Katharine Howard
C) Catherine of Aragon
D) Jane Seymour
  • 21. 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.
  • 22. Where was Mary sent after her household was dissolved in December 1533?
A) Hatfield Palace, Hertfordshire
B) Peterborough Cathedral
C) Greenwich Palace
D) Rome
  • 23. Where did Mary I flee to instead of going to London after Edward VI's death?
A) York
B) Bristol
C) East Anglia
D) Winchester
  • 24. What did Pope Julius II issue that affected Catherine's marriage to Arthur?
A) A dispensation
B) An annulment
C) A decree
D) A papal bull
  • 25. Who was Queen Anne's successor after her beheading in 1536?
A) Catherine Howard
B) Jane Seymour
C) Anne of Cleves
D) Catherine Parr
  • 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 Spanish captured Gibraltar
C) The Portuguese lost Goa
D) The Dutch seized New Amsterdam
  • 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 successfully fled to Europe.
B) It came to nothing.
C) She married a European prince.
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) Ignoring his laws regarding worship.
B) Attempting to flee the country.
C) Conspiring against him.
D) Refusing to marry him.
  • 31. Who was appointed as Lord Chancellor by Mary I?
A) Edward Courtenay
B) John Dudley
C) Thomas Howard
D) Stephen Gardiner
  • 32. Who became Mary's close adviser and interceded on her behalf?
A) Charles V
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) Eustace Chapuys
D) Pope Clement VII
  • 33. What was the name of the plot against Mary involving Henry Dudley?
A) The Pilgrimage of Grace
B) The Dudley conspiracy
C) The Babington Plot
D) The Gunpowder Plot
  • 34. Who was Catherine's nephew and Mary's former betrothed?
A) Charles V
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) Pope Clement VII
D) Eustace Chapuys
  • 35. How did the Venetian Mario Savorgnano describe Mary by the time she was developing into a young lady?
A) Small and delicate
B) Pale blue-eyed and red-haired
C) Ruddy-cheeked and fair-complexioned
D) Pretty, well-proportioned with a fine complexion
  • 36. What disease did Edward VI likely die from in 1553?
A) Measles
B) Influenza
C) Tuberculosis
D) Smallpox
  • 37. Who wrote about the marriage being concluded for no fleshly consideration?
A) Ruy Gómez de Silva
B) Stephen Gardiner
C) John Dudley
D) Thomas Howard
  • 38. What was a physical trait that Mary inherited from her father?
A) Red or reddish-golden hair
B) Pale blue eyes
C) Fair complexion
D) Ruddy-cheeked
  • 39. Where was Catherine interred after her death in 1536?
A) Hatfield Palace
B) Peterborough Cathedral
C) Westminster Abbey
D) St. Paul's Cathedral
  • 40. What was Alfonso de Castro's stance on the burnings?
A) He remained neutral.
B) He supported them fully.
C) He condemned them as 'cruel enforcement'.
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) Elizabeth was imprisoned again.
C) Thanksgiving services were held in London.
D) Mary abdicated the throne.
  • 43. How many rich Protestants fled into exile during Mary's reign?
A) Exactly 500
B) More than 1500
C) Less than 100
D) Around 800
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