- 1. What was the original name of James VI before he became the first Stuart king of England?
A) James VI of Scotland B) James I of England C) James II of England D) James IV of Scotland
- 2. Which English monarch did James VI succeed as James I of England?
A) Mary I B) Elizabeth I C) Henry VIII D) Edward VI
- 3. In which year did James VI of Scotland become James I of England?
A) 1588 B) 1610 C) 1603 D) 1620
- 4. Who was the father of James VI of Scotland?
A) Henry VII of England B) James V of Scotland C) Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley D) Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
- 5. Which Scottish queen was the mother of James VI of Scotland?
A) Elizabeth I B) Mary, Queen of Scots C) Margaret Tudor D) Jane Seymour
- 6. Where was James VI of Scotland born?
A) Holyrood Palace B) Edinburgh Castle C) Glamis Castle D) Stirling Castle
- 7. What was the name of James I's wife?
A) Catherine of Aragon B) Anne of Denmark C) Sophia of Hanover D) Mary I of England
- 8. Which European city did James VI of Scotland marry Anne of Denmark?
A) Paris B) Rome C) Oslo D) Madrid
- 9. What was the name of James I's son who succeeded him to the throne?
A) James II B) Charles I C) William III D) George I
- 10. Which English parliamentarian famously clashed with James I over issues of divine right?
A) Sir Edward Coke B) John Milton C) Thomas More D) Oliver Cromwell
- 11. What was the name of James I's daughter who married Frederick V of the Palatinate?
A) Elizabeth Stuart B) Anne Stuart C) Margaret Stuart D) Mary Stuart
- 12. What was the name of James I's favorite courtier, rumored to have romantic ties with him?
A) Sir Francis Bacon B) Sir Walter Raleigh C) Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk D) George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- 13. What was the name of the treaty that ended the Anglo-Spanish War during James I's reign?
A) Treaty of Versailles B) Treaty of London C) Treaty of Utrecht D) Treaty of Madrid
- 14. What was the nickname of James I's court favorite, George Villiers?
A) Gloriana B) Steenie C) The Merry Monarch D) The Sun King
- 15. Which famous playwright was a contemporary of James VI/I?
A) Shakespeare B) Dickens C) Brontë D) Austen
- 16. What was the name of the book written by James VI about the nature of kingship?
A) Pilgrim's Progress B) Hamlet C) Paradise Lost D) Basilikon Doron
- 17. What was the name of the group of advisors appointed by James VI/I?
A) Roundheads B) Privy Council C) Cabinet D) Parliament
- 18. What was the name of the conflict between England and Spain during James VI/I's reign?
A) Thirty Years' War B) Hundred Years' War C) War of the Roses D) Anglo-Spanish War
- 19. Which famous scientist was introduced to James VI/I by Sir Walter Raleigh?
A) Galileo B) Einstein C) Darwin D) Newton
- 20. Which architectural style became prominent during James VI/I's reign?
A) Gothic B) Baroque C) Renaissance D) Jacobean
- 21. In which year did James VI/I die?
A) 1666 B) 1649 C) 1625 D) 1603
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