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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 false announcement regarding the birth of Mary's child was given in April of 1555?

2. When Philip arrived in Brussels to help Charles V in his wars, what did his father begin to do?

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

4. What did Philip pressure Mary to do when she became ill after her second phantom pregnancy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mary's state of mind at the end of her life?

2. How did Mary feel about Philip, and why is it significant?

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

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

7. Why did the queen's councilors want to wait before having Elizabeth marry, and how is it significant?

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

9. Why was the Protestant rebellion squelched by Mary, and what did it signify for her councilors?

10. How did the English people respond to Mary's marriage to Philip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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