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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. 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.

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

3. What was Thomas Seymour's motive for entering the king's chamber with a forged key?
(a) To kill him.
(b) To torture him.
(c) To steal from him.
(d) To kidnap him.

4. What was Jane Grey's reaction to her ascending the throne after Edward VI's death?
(a) She was thrilled.
(b) She was indifferent.
(c) She was overwhelmed.
(d) She was appalled.

5. When Mary fled to Kenninghall, she stated that she was the true queen by "____and____law"?
(a) Necessary; common.
(b) Divine; human.
(c) Human; common.
(d) Divine; necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Weir characterize Guilford Dudley?

2. 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?

3. How did the English people feel toward Philip of Spain once he was married to the queen?

4. What was Sir William Sharington's title at the Bristol Mint?

5. How old was Mary when she had her first physical relationship with a man?

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