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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. What did Mary learn in September of 1554?

2. Why did Queen Mary want Elizabeth to come to London when the Protestant rebellion began?

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

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

5. How did Mary feel about her sister Elizabeth who stayed at court after Philip's departure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Charles V put forth Philip of Spain as a candidate for marriage to Queen Mary?

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

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

4. What actions did Parliament's first session enact after Mary was crowned, and why were they significant?

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

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

7. What was Philip's state of mind at Hampton Court regarding Mary not giving birth, and why did he leave?

8. What rumors circulated about Mary's pregnancy, and what claim does Weir make about her condition?

9. What was Philip's behavior and feeling toward Mary, and why is it significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Tower of London looms large in Weir's book, not only literally, in the sense of the many people sent there, but also figuratively, in the sense of what it represented in society. Choose three people who were sent to the Tower and discuss how it affected them.

Essay Topic 2

Illness and disease during 16th century England was widespread and devastating. Discuss the outbreak of disease, its causes and outcomes, and the impact it had on every day life.

Essay Topic 3

Dissect Leo Tolstoy's famous quote as it pertains to the Tudor Family: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

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