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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Mary die?
(a) November 7,1558.
(b) November 17, 1558.
(c) November 5, 1558.
(d) November 12, 1558.

2. Who was the only person without any stigma of illegitimacy that could have access the throne?
(a) Mary of the Scots.
(b) The Dowager Queen.
(c) James of Scots.
(d) Philip of Spain.

3. When was the rebellion against Mary planned?
(a) June 1554.
(b) April 1554.
(c) February 1554.
(d) March 1554.

4. What law did Elizabeth want the Parliament to pass?
(a) A law banning Mary from the country.
(b) A law preventing Protestants from marrying Catholics.
(c) A law protecting Elizabeth from being overthrown.
(d) A law preventing Protestants from being persecuted.

5. What started after the Papal absolution of England's repudiation of Rome?
(a) The Holy War.
(b) The Nine Years War.
(c) The excommunication of all followers of the Queen.
(d) The Inquisition.

6. What country was Mary Queen of Scots also the Queen of?
(a) France.
(b) Netherlands.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

7. When did Mary marry?
(a) July 6, 1554.
(b) July 30, 1554.
(c) July 26, 1554.
(d) July 16, 1554.

8. Who was Elizabeth's governess?
(a) Ashley Martin.
(b) Mary Ashley.
(c) Kat Ashley.
(d) Ashley Tudor.

9. Who thought that Darnley marrying Mary would strengthen Mary's claim to the throne?
(a) Cecil.
(b) The Privy Council.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Parliament.

10. Why did Mary resent Elizabeth according to Chapter 3?
(a) Because of her influence at the court.
(b) Because of the way Henry VIII treated her mother.
(c) Because she was more beautiful.
(d) Because she was Protestant.

11. Where did Mary Queen of Scots live since the death of her husband?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

12. When was Elizabeth I formally crowned Queen?
(a) January 15, 1559.
(b) January 5, 1559.
(c) January 25, 1559.
(d) January 10, 1559.

13. Who pressured Elizabeth I to marry and name a successor?
(a) Parliament.
(b) Mary.
(c) Duke of Essex.
(d) The King of France.

14. Who did Baron Seymour of Sudeley marry?
(a) Anne Boleyn.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Katherine Parr.

15. When was Elizabeth proclaimed Queen according to Chapter 4?
(a) November 10, 1558.
(b) November 17, 1558.
(c) November 2, 1558.
(d) November 12, 1558.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elizabeth I decide her husband had to be, according to Chapter 4?

2. What was the name of the daughter of Catherine of Aragon?

3. Who plotted against Mary's wedding plans?

4. Who was the mother of Henry VIII's son, Edward?

5. Who was Mary's adviser in 1553?

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