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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Royal Scandal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what grounds did Henry divorce Katherine of Aragon?
(a) The grounds that their marriage was worthless.
(b) The grounds that their marriage was loveless.
(c) The grounds that their marriage was incestuous.
(d) The grounds that their marriage was faithless.

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

3. How many surviving children did Henry have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

4. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry about Thomas Seymour that he will later reveal to the treason inquisition?
(a) That he and Elizabeth were having an affair.
(b) That he and Mary were having an affair.
(c) That he and Lady Jane Grey were having an affair.
(d) That he and Katherine Parr were having an affair.

5. Jane Grey's father, Henry Grey, was the Marquess of _______?
(a) Dunstable.
(b) Dorset.
(c) Dewsbury.
(d) Daventry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Earl of Hertford believe he should be the Lord Protector of England after Henry VIII's death?

2. What was Thomas Seymour's sentence changed to after he was taken to the Tower?

3. Why was Mary kept in the country after Henry VIII's death?

4. Who did Thomas Seymour shoot when his armed men entered the king's chamber with a forged key?

5. Why was the Duke of Somerset not able to gain support with people of his own rank when he was appointed Lord Protector in 1547?

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