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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Spanish Marriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, keep the king's death a secret?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

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 wanted to find the king.
(b) That he was protecting the king.
(c) That he was testing the king's security.
(d) That he desired a meeting with the king.

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

4. How did Mary feel about her husband Philip of Spain, according to Weir?
(a) She was irked.
(b) She was indifferent.
(c) She was indolent.
(d) She was infatuated.

5. What was the date that Thomas Seymour and his armed men entered the King's chamber with a forged key?
(a) January 16, 1548.
(b) January 6, 1548.
(c) January 16, 1549.
(d) January 6, 1549.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thomas Seymour blackmail Sir William Sharington for?

2. What did Thomas Seymour's allies warn him against?

3. Who interrogated Elizabeth after Thomas Seymour was taken to the Tower?

4. What was the motto Elizabeth adopted from Lady Tyrwhit, after Thomas Seymour's death?

5. How many courtiers attended the public bedding ceremony between Mary and Philip of Spain?

(see the answer key)

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