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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her final days, how was Queen Mary perceived by the public?
(a) She was understood.
(b) She was admired.
(c) She was unpopular.
(d) She was beloved.

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

3. Before Queen Mary, the English had not had a female sovereign since what century?
(a) Fourteeth.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Thirteenth.
(d) Twelfth.

4. What rumor circulated in early May, 1555, about Mary giving birth?
(a) That she gave birth to a princess and was recovering.
(b) That she gave birth to a mole and was near death.
(c) That she gave birth to a mole but was recovering.
(d) That she gave birth to a prince and was near death.

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

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

7. What did Guilford Dudley ask from his Jane Grey and how did she respond?
(a) He asked for a letter, 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 meeting, which she granted.

8. 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 hated the Hapsburgs and loathed the Spaniards.
(b) Because he loved the Hapsburgs and admired the Spaniards.
(c) Because he loved the Hapsburgs and loathed the Spaniards.
(d) Because he hated the Hapsburgs and admired the Spaniards.

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

10. What did Queen Mary want Elizabeth to do?
(a) Leave England.
(b) Rule jointly.
(c) Become Catholic.
(d) Marry nobility.

11. The council warned Mary that opposing Jane Grey's execution would be perceived as what?
(a) Favoritism.
(b) Weakness.
(c) Hypocrisy.
(d) Arrogance.

12. 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?
(a) The Tower.
(b) Greenwich.
(c) Manor of Oxford.
(d) Whitehall.

13. How did Mary respond to heretics during her Counter-Reformation?
(a) She was merciless.
(b) She sent them away.
(c) She was sympathetic.
(d) She taught them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Before Philip left to help Charles V in his wars, what did he ask Mary to do?

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

5. Why did Mary not want Jane Grey to be executed?

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