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