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History: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Queen Mary Tudor (Questions)

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Queen Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII. To frighten people into obeying her Catholic laws, Queen Mary Tudor (or Mary the First) had many Protestants burned to death. This earned her the nickname 'Bloody Mary'.

See if you agree with this label as you try our History quiz about her.

1. Mary became Queen of England in which year?
[ ] 1549
[ ] 1550
[ ] 1553
[ ] 1556
2. Who did she replace on the throne?
[ ] Edward V
[ ] Edward VI
[ ] Henry VII
[ ] Henry VIII
3. Who was Mary's mother?
[ ] Anne Boleyn
[ ] Catherine Howard
[ ] Catherine of Aragon
[ ] Jane Seymour
4. Which Catholic ruler became Mary's husband?
[ ] Ferdinand II of Portugal
[ ] Henry II of France
[ ] Philip II of Spain
[ ] William of Orange
5. Those Protestants who died for their religion are called what?
[ ] Archangels
[ ] Martinets
[ ] Martyrs
[ ] Misericords
6. Who was NOT burnt at the stake?
[ ] Hugh Latimer
[ ] John Foxe
[ ] Nicholas Ridley
[ ] Thomas Cranmer
7. Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer were burnt in which city?
[ ] Bath
[ ] London
[ ] Oxford
[ ] York
8. Which statement about Mary is false?
[ ] She enforced the Pope's authority
[ ] She introduced the Book of Common Prayer
[ ] She made people attend Mass
[ ] She made people pray to the Virgin Mary
9. During Mary's reign, England lost which French town?
[ ] Calais
[ ] Cherbourg
[ ] Dieppe
[ ] Le Havre
10. Mary's reign ended in which year?
[ ] 1556
[ ] 1558
[ ] 1561
[ ] 1563
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History: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Queen Mary Tudor (Answers)
1. Mary became Queen of England in which year?
[ ] 1549
[ ] 1550
[x] 1553
[ ] 1556
2. Who did she replace on the throne?
[ ] Edward V
[x] Edward VI
[ ] Henry VII
[ ] Henry VIII
Technically, Lady Jane Gray had ruled for nine days after Edward
3. Who was Mary's mother?
[ ] Anne Boleyn
[ ] Catherine Howard
[x] Catherine of Aragon
[ ] Jane Seymour
Henry VIII was her dad of course!
4. Which Catholic ruler became Mary's husband?
[ ] Ferdinand II of Portugal
[ ] Henry II of France
[x] Philip II of Spain
[ ] William of Orange
The marriage worried English Protestants
5. Those Protestants who died for their religion are called what?
[ ] Archangels
[ ] Martinets
[x] Martyrs
[ ] Misericords
Mary ordered nearly 300 to be burned
6. Who was NOT burnt at the stake?
[ ] Hugh Latimer
[x] John Foxe
[ ] Nicholas Ridley
[ ] Thomas Cranmer
Foxe wrote 'Book of Martyrs' in the 16th century
7. Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer were burnt in which city?
[ ] Bath
[ ] London
[x] Oxford
[ ] York
Many leading Protestants fled abroad
8. Which statement about Mary is false?
[ ] She enforced the Pope's authority
[x] She introduced the Book of Common Prayer
[ ] She made people attend Mass
[ ] She made people pray to the Virgin Mary
The Book of Common Prayer was introduced by Edward VI - Mary got rid of it
9. During Mary's reign, England lost which French town?
[x] Calais
[ ] Cherbourg
[ ] Dieppe
[ ] Le Havre
It was our last possession in France
10. Mary's reign ended in which year?
[ ] 1556
[x] 1558
[ ] 1561
[ ] 1563
The year that she died childless - possibly from flu