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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Elizabeth apprehensive when Queen Mary requested her at court after the rebellion was over?
(a) Because she was responsible for the rebellion.
(b) Because her sister was under pressure to force a marriage.
(c) Because her sister was under pressure to deal with her like Jane Grey.
(d) Because she was loath to convert to Catholicism.

2. How did Mary feel about her husband Philip of Spain, according to Weir?
(a) She was indolent.
(b) She was infatuated.
(c) She was irked.
(d) She was indifferent.

3. What was the expectation regarding Mary's relationship with Philip that she did not meet?
(a) That she would provide for him.
(b) That she would control him.
(c) That she would like him.
(d) That she would defer to him.

4. Who was appointed Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal and was Queen Mary's trusted adviser?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) Guilford Dudley.
(d) Edward Courtenay.

5. According to Weir, what did Mary most likely suffer from that accounted for her not giving birth?
(a) Menopause.
(b) Pseudocyesis.
(c) Hydatidiform mole.
(d) Intrauterine death.

6. According to Weir what was Mary's life goal that was a crowning achievement?
(a) To eradicate "traitors" from the kingdom.
(b) To allow all religions as "one faith."
(c) To follow England's "manifest destiny."
(d) To bring England back to the "true faith."

7. When Thomas Wyatt confessed to the council about contacting Elizabeth twice, what did he tell her?
(a) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to his presence.
(b) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(c) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(d) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to his presence.

8. How did Stephen Gardiner respond to heretics in his diocese?
(a) He did not torture them.
(b) He did not condemn them.
(c) He tortured them.
(d) He condemned them.

9. Before Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did he ask Mary to do?
(a) Abdicate the throne.
(b) Treat Elizabeth with respect.
(c) Visit the Tower.
(d) Condemn Protestant heretics.

10. What did Queen Mary want Jane Grey to do for her to give her a reprieve?
(a) Renounce Guilford Dudley.
(b) Marry Edward Courtenay.
(c) Leave England.
(d) Convert to Catholicism.

11. What did the Dudley conspiracy seek to do?
(a) Kill Philip and place Elizabeth on the throne.
(b) Overthrow Mary and help Elizabeth escape.
(c) Overthrow Mary and place Elizabeth on the throne.
(d) Kill Philip and help Elizabeth escape.

12. When Cardinal Pole was summoned back to England, what announcement did he make?
(a) That the kingdom was not welcomed back to Rome.
(b) That the kingdom was welcomed back to Brussels.
(c) That the kingdom was not welcomed back to Brussels.
(d) That the kingdom was welcomed back to Rome.

13. What three reasons does Weir provide about why Frances Brandon's marriage to her second husband was scandalous?
(a) He was French; he was half her age; and she was pregnant.
(b) He had no royal blood; he was half her age; and she was pregnant.
(c) He had no royal blood; he was twice her age; and he left his pregnant wife.
(d) He was French; he was twice her age; and he left his pregnant wife.

14. Why did Mary disallow Jane Grey's daily walks and freedoms at the Tower?
(a) Because she wanted to punish her.
(b) Because she wanted to pardon her.
(c) Because a Protestant rebellion was brewing.
(d) Because a Catholic rebellion was brewing.

15. Where did the French launch a surprise attack and regain that city in 1558?
(a) London.
(b) Calais.
(c) Rome.
(d) Brussels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Philip want to do by the time Christmas arrived in 1554?

2. Besides banning the Book of Common Prayer, what two other acts were made during the first Parliament session after Mary was crowned?

3. What relative of Philip's died while awaiting the birth of a child that he could not leave?

4. Where did Stephen Gardiner want Elizabeth kept while others were reluctant because they believed she would soon take the throne after her sister's death?

5. Why did Queen Mary want Elizabeth to come to London when the Protestant rebellion began?

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