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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 act did Parliament ratify in order to eradicate heresy from England?

2. What did Queen Mary want Jane Grey to do for her to give her a reprieve?

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

4. What was Frances Brandon's second husband's occupation?

5. What effect did Mary's Counter-Reformation have that was the opposite of what she intended?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Elizabeth respond to being recalled to Whitehall by her sister, and why is it significant?

4. Discuss Elizabeth's confinement in the Tower and what it revealed about her character?

5. Describe the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth at Hampton Court, and why was it significant?

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

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

8. How was Philip of Spain greeted when he arrived in England?

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

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

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

Like the people in Weir's book, the places of England and Rome had their own personalities, interests, and identities. What was the major conflict between Rome and England, who prevailed and why?

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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