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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) Elizabeth was ill.
(c) Philip was cheating.
(d) She was pregnant.

2. How was Philip of Spain perceived as Queen Mary's husband?
(a) Young and attractive.
(b) Old and feeble.
(c) Young and homely.
(d) Old and distinguished.

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

4. What was Philip's state of mind when it became clear Mary would not give birth?
(a) Embarrassed and depressed.
(b) Confused and fearful.
(c) Upbeat and cheerful.
(d) Angry and vengeful.

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

6. What effect did Mary's Counter-Reformation have that was the opposite of what she intended?
(a) Instead of converting Lutherans to Protestants, people were weaked in their resolve for the reformed faith.
(b) Instead of converting Protestants to Catholics, people were weakened in their resolve for the reformed faith.
(c) Instead of converting Lutherans to Protestants, people were strengthed in their resolve for the reformed faith.
(d) Instead of converting Protestants to Catholicism, people were strengthed in their resolve for the reformed faith.

7. How old was Mary when she had her first physical relationship with a man?
(a) 47.
(b) 17.
(c) 37.
(d) 27.

8. According to Weir, Charles V did not want Philip of Spain in England while what?
(a) Edward Courtenay lived.
(b) Thomas Wyatt lived.
(c) Jane Grey lived.
(d) Elizabeth lived.

9. When Philip arrived in Brussels to help Charles V in his wars, what did his father begin to do?
(a) Offer relief to the poor.
(b) Demand money from Mary.
(c) Transfer power to Philip.
(d) Enact strict Roman law.

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

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

12. Who of the group led by Thomas Wyatt confessed their plans for a Protestant rebellion to Stephen Gardiner?
(a) Thomas Wyatt.
(b) Peter Carew.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Edward Courtenay.

13. 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 the need for Protestant reform.
(c) As an example of Catholicism not being inclusive enough.
(d) As an example of the queen being too kind to her subjects.

14. What date was Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, executed?
(a) February 23, 1554.
(b) March 11, 1555.
(c) November 4, 1551.
(d) June 30, 1553.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, was executed on what date?

2. What were Philip II's motives for returning to England?

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

4. Who did Philip of Spain arrive with in England?

5. How did Prince Philip of Spain's wife Maria of Portugal die?

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