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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Much Suspected for Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sir William Sharington's title at the Bristol Mint?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Treasurer.
(c) Vice Treasurer.
(d) President.

2. What did Thomas Seymour tell the Yeomen of the Guard when they arrived at the king's chamber after he and his armed men entered with a forged key?
(a) That he desired a meeting with the king.
(b) That he was protecting the king.
(c) That he wanted to find the king.
(d) That he was testing the king's security.

3. Why did the council of regents assume control after Henry VIII died?
(a) Because the queen decreed it.
(b) Because the people revolted.
(c) Because they won the majority vote.
(d) Because Prince Edward was not of age.

4. 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?
(a) Because he was considered too much of an intellectual.
(b) Because he was considered too much of a pragmatist.
(c) Because he was considered too much of a simpleton.
(d) Because he was considered too much of an idealist.

5. What was the name of the Catholic gentleman that Mary stayed with after the king's death?
(a) Jeremy Hallway.
(b) John Huddlestone.
(c) Jason Hillsdale.
(d) James Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the group led by Thomas Wyatt confessed their plans for a Protestant rebellion to Stephen Gardiner?

2. When Edward VI set out on a trip in June, 1552, what impeded his progress?

3. In addition to declaring that the Book of Common Prayer be used in all church services, what other decree did this Act of Uniformity declare?

4. What adjectives best describe Thomas Seymour's personality, as depicted by Weir?

5. When was Elizabeth's romance with Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, believed to have begun?

(see the answer key)

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