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

2. What act did Parliament repeal so that England could be reunited?

3. What date was Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, executed?

4. When did the nickname "Bloody Mary" become associated with Mary?

5. In her final days, how was Queen Mary perceived by the public?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Mary reluctant to execute Jane Grey, and what was the council's response?

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

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

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

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

6. How did Philip behave in Brussels during the process of Charles V's abdication?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the rise and fall of the Seymour brothers.

1. Who were they?

2. What relationship did they have with one another?

3. What was their reputation in and out of the court?

4. What caused their downfall?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tyranny of power in the monarchy, paying close attention to the players who fought for, gained, and lost power.

1. Investigate two people who held titles within the court and abuse their power within the monarchy.

2. Investigate two members within the royal family and how they wielded power.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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