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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. Who had passed an act that considered Cardinal Pole a traitor?

2. What was Lord Chancellor's reputation as a Catholic adviser to Queen Mary?

3. What rumor circulated in early May, 1555, about Mary giving birth?

4. According to Weir, why did the new head of the Church of Rome, Paul IV, put a strain on the relationship between England and Rome?

5. After the rebellion was stopped in London, how did the queen's councilors view its creation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was Mary's state of mind after Philip left ,and what was her attitude toward Elizabeth?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Throughout Weir's book, the English people's opinions of the various people, from King Edward to the Seymour brothers to Mary and Elizabeth, changed with the tides. Compare and contrast the public sphere's perception and reality about the goings on in the court by focusing on three major events from the book.

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