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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mary learn in September of 1554?
(a) Charles V was dead.
(b) Philip was cheating.
(c) Elizabeth was ill.
(d) She was pregnant.

2. How did Jane Grey behave at her execution in contrast to her husband Guilford Dudley?
(a) She did not pray in contrast to her husband who did.
(b) She was emotional in contrast to her husband who was brave.
(c) She prayed in contrast to her husband who refused to.
(d) She was brave in contrast to her husband who lost his nerve.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What happened on Elizabeth's journey back to London at Queen Mary's request?
(a) She witnessed a mob.
(b) She was very ill.
(c) She was almost kidnapped.
(d) She tried to escape.

7. According to Weir, why did the new head of the Church of Rome, Paul IV, put a strain on the relationship between England and Rome?
(a) Because he loved the Hapsburgs and admired the Spaniards.
(b) Because he hated the Hapsburgs and loathed the Spaniards.
(c) Because he hated the Hapsburgs and admired the Spaniards.
(d) Because he loved the Hapsburgs and loathed the Spaniards.

8. 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.

9. What did Guilford Dudley ask from his Jane Grey and how did she respond?
(a) He asked for a meeting, which she granted.
(b) He asked for a letter, but she refused.
(c) He asked for a meeting, but she refused.
(d) He asked for a letter, which she granted.

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

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

12. When was Elizabeth's romance with Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, believed to have begun?
(a) When she was taken to Whitehall.
(b) Before her sister's marriage.
(c) At the manor of Oxford.
(d) During her confinement.

13. How did the doctors and midwives attempt to comfort Mary about not delivering by the end of May?
(a) They said had already miscarried.
(b) They said she must have confused her dates.
(c) They said she would get pregnant again.
(d) They said she was never pregnant.

14. 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 a prince.
(c) That she had given birth to identical twins.
(d) That she had given birth to a princess.

15. 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 afraid.
(c) She was relieved.
(d) She was elated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What three reasons does Weir provide about why Frances Brandon's marriage to her second husband was scandalous?

3. When Charles V abdicated the throne, what did Philip's brother, the Archduke Ferdinand, become?

4. How was Philip of Spain perceived as Queen Mary's husband?

5. According to Weir what was Mary's life goal that was a crowning achievement?

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