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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, how was Mary's state of mind about his departure?
(a) She was depressed.
(b) She was elated.
(c) She was relieved.
(d) She was afraid.

2. 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 her sister's presence.
(b) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to her sister's presence.
(c) He advised her to leave London and alerted her to his presence.
(d) He advised her to stay in London and alerted her to his presence.

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

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

5. After Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did Elizabeth do in order NOT to incite Mary's anger?
(a) Attend mass.
(b) Learn Spanish.
(c) Leave court.
(d) Study music.

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

7. What was the tradition for queens and kings as they awaited the birth of their child?
(a) The queen was confined without her ladies six weeks beofre birth and no one is to see her.
(b) The queen and king ware confined six weeks before birth and the only one to see them are their attendants.
(c) The queen was confined with her ladies six weeks before birth and no one is to see her.
(d) The queen was confined with her ladies six weeks before birth and the only man to see her is her husband.

8. What did the act Parliament ratified to eradicate heresy from England give bishops the power to do?
(a) Investigate suspected heretics and torture them if found guilty.
(b) Investigate suspected heretics and torture them regardless if they are found guilty.
(c) Investigate suspected heretics and burn them at the stake regardless of they are found guilty.
(d) Investigate suspected heretics and burn them at the stake if found guilty.

9. What were Philip II's motives for returning to England?
(a) Politics.
(b) Safety.
(c) Family.
(d) Love.

10. How did Prince Philip of Spain's wife Maria of Portugal die?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Murder.
(d) Suicide.

11. How was Philip of Spain greeted when he arrived in England?
(a) With lackluster crowds.
(b) With no one.
(c) With a mob.
(d) With great fanfare.

12. What did Philip want to do by the time Christmas arrived in 1554?
(a) Have his retinue spy on Elizabeth.
(b) Leave as soon as his child was born.
(c) Take Mary back to Spain with him.
(d) Offer heretics repreive for the holiday.

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

14. When did the nickname "Bloody Mary" become associated with Mary?
(a) During the Counter-Reformation.
(b) At the Reformation.
(c) Before her ascension.
(d) Centuries later.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, reached out to communicate with his daughter Jane Grey after he was captured?

2. What did Queen Mary want Jane Grey to do for her to give her a reprieve?

3. When Cardinal Pole was summoned back to England, what announcement did he make?

4. The council warned Mary that opposing Jane Grey's execution would be perceived as what?

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

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