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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, A Merciful Princess; Chapter 10, The Marriage of Princes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Weir, what could John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, have done with the king's body to avoid an autopsy?
(a) Hid it.
(b) Switched it.
(c) Burned it.
(d) Buried it.

2. What was the motto Elizabeth adopted from Lady Tyrwhit, after Thomas Seymour's death?
(a) Be Always One.
(b) The Lord is my light.
(c) Faithful Forever.
(d) Evil to him who evil thinks.

3. What did Thomas Seymour's allies warn him against?
(a) Blackmailing the king.
(b) Attempting a coup.
(c) Not blackmailing the king.
(d) Not attempting a coup.

4. When Jane Grey visited Mary in October of 1550, what did she discover that shocked her?
(a) That Mary had converted to Protestanism.
(b) That Mary had converted to Catholicism.
(c) That regular masses were being held in Mary's household.
(d) That no masses were being held in Mary's household.

5. When Earl Hertford was knighted, what did his title become?
(a) Duke of Somerset.
(b) Duke of York.
(c) Duke of Hertford.
(d) Duke of Warwick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Catholic gentleman that Mary stayed with after the king's death?

2. Which councilor did not sign the letter to Mary that Queen Jane was invested and crowned?

3. How did Thomas Seymour try to court King Edward VI's favor?

4. What skill did Elizabeth posses that she was praised for, according to Weir?

5. When Elizabeth was restored to favor after Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, was released from the Tower, who requested her portrait?

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