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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had passed an act that considered Cardinal Pole a traitor?
(a) Philip of Spain
(b) Queen Mary.
(c) Henry VIII.
(d) Charles V.

2. In whose care was Elizabeth placed when she was under house arrest?
(a) Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Sir Henry Bedingfield.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Stephen Gardiner.

3. What false announcement regarding the birth of Mary's child was given in April of 1555?
(a) That she had given birth to fraternal twins.
(b) That she had given birth to identical twins.
(c) That she had given birth to a princess.
(d) That she had given birth to a prince.

4. What were two political reasons for Philip of Spain's marriage to Queen Mary?
(a) To reconcile England with Rome and produce a Catholic heir for both countries.
(b) To conquer France and produce a Catholic heir for both countries.
(c) To reconcile England with Rome and produce a Catholic heir for Spain.
(d) To conquer France and produce a Catholic heir for England.

5. What happened when Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, reached out to communicate with his daughter Jane Grey after he was captured?
(a) They converted.
(b) They did not reconciled.
(c) They reconciled.
(d) It was too late for conversion.

6. According to Weir, Queen Mary was ______for the political savvy needed to be queen.
(a) Too vain.
(b) Too arrogant.
(c) Ill-equipped.
(d) Equipped.

7. How did Mary respond to Charles V putting his son Prince Philip as a candidate for marriage?
(a) She was furious.
(b) She was disappointed.
(c) She was apprehensive.
(d) She was enthusiastic.

8. What did Queen Mary vow to do after the rebellion was stopped in London?
(a) Never knight Protestant royals.
(b) Never show clemency to traitors.
(c) Show clemency to traitors.
(d) Knight Protestant royals.

9. What did the marriage treaty created in November, 1554, by a group led by Thomas Wyatt state?
(a) That Queen Mary would not have any real power.
(b) That Philip of Spain would have vital power.
(c) That Philip of Spain would not have any real power.
(d) That Queen Mary would have vital power.

10. What was Lord Chancellor's reputation as a Catholic adviser to Queen Mary?
(a) A moderate.
(b) A spender.
(c) A bully.
(d) An incompetent.

11. After the rebellion was stopped in London, how did the queen's councilors view its creation?
(a) As an example of widespread corruption among noble ranks.
(b) As an example of Catholicism not being inclusive enough.
(c) As an example of the need for Protestant reform.
(d) As an example of the queen being too kind to her subjects.

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

13. How did the English people feel toward Philip of Spain once he was married to the queen?
(a) They loved him.
(b) They obeyed him.
(c) They resented him.
(d) They admired him.

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

15. When Philip II was excommunicated by Rome, what was Mary forced to do?
(a) Name Elizabeth as a successor.
(b) Choose her husband or her religion.
(c) Leave the church.
(d) Provide an heir to the throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the harvest of 1555 fail where the people blamed Queen Mary for their misfortune?

2. Why did Mary disallow Jane Grey's daily walks and freedoms at the Tower?

3. How did Mary respond to heretics during her Counter-Reformation?

4. What date was Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, executed?

5. How was Philip of Spain greeted when he arrived in England?

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