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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mary feel about her husband Philip of Spain, according to Weir?
(a) She was indifferent.
(b) She was indolent.
(c) She was irked.
(d) She was infatuated.

2. What did Philip pressure Mary to do when she became ill after her second phantom pregnancy?
(a) Meet him in Spain.
(b) Abdicate the throne.
(c) Write her last will.
(d) Condemn heretics.

3. What was the name of Frances Brandon, Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk's widow, marry after his execution?
(a) Adrian Stokes.
(b) Allen Swanson.
(c) Arthur Sutton.
(d) Avery Smalls.

4. What act did Parliament repeal so that England could be reunited?
(a) Act of Supremacy.
(b) Act of Uniformity.
(c) Act of Succession.
(d) Act of Reformation.

5. What were two political reasons for Philip of Spain's marriage to Queen Mary?
(a) To conquer France and produce a Catholic heir for both countries.
(b) To reconcile England with Rome and produce a Catholic heir for both countries.
(c) To conquer France and produce a Catholic heir for England.
(d) To reconcile England with Rome and produce a Catholic heir for Spain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Philip of Spain intend to stay in England only one week?

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

4. What did Mary learn in September of 1554?

5. How did Philip of Spain feel about his new bride Mary?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Mary retract Jane Grey's privileges at the Tower, and under what condition did she offer her a reprieve?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Thomas Wyatt and a group of men meet in November, 1554, and why was it significant?

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

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

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