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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mary when she had her first physical relationship with a man?

2. Why were Mary's doctors particularly concerned about Mary's giving birth at the end of her difficult pregnancy?

3. What was Philip's state of mind when it became clear Mary would not give birth?

4. What did Mary learn in September of 1554?

5. In whose care was Elizabeth placed when she was under house arrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal disadvantages did Mary have as Queen of England, and what did this foretell for her future reign?

2. How did Mary want to deal with Elizabeth regarding Wyatt's rebellion, and why is it significant?

3. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

4. Why did Parliament repeal the Act of Supremacy, passed under Henry VIII, and who returned to England following its repeal?

5. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

6. What was the atmosphere at Hampton court when Mary and Philip arrived to await the birth of their first child?

7. What choice did Mary make after Philip was excommunicated?

8. What was the Act for the Renewing of Three Statues made for the Punishment of Heresies, and how was it significant?

9. How did Jane Grey and her husband Guilford compose themselves at their execution, and why was it significant?

10. Why did Mary retract Jane Grey's privileges at the Tower, and under what condition did she offer her a reprieve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The institution of marriage played a significant role in the lives of the Tudors. Compare and contrast the roles, duties, privileges, and sacrifices of wives and husbands during this time.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Counter-Reformation, how it came about, its precepts and laws, as well as the consequences from this movement.

Essay Topic 3

As siblings, Edward, Elizabeth, and Mary shared the same father but had little else in common. Discuss Edward's, Elizabeth's, and Mary's lives as siblings. What were the similarities and differences between them as people and as royals?

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