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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. Who was appointed Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal and was Queen Mary's trusted adviser?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) Guilford Dudley.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Edward Courtenay.

2. What did Queen Mary want Elizabeth to do?
(a) Leave England.
(b) Become Catholic.
(c) Rule jointly.
(d) Marry nobility.

3. Francis van der Delft was recalled home to _____ because of ill health.
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Flanders.
(d) Amsterdam.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mary respond to Charles V putting his son Prince Philip as a candidate for marriage?

2. Why wasn't the public happy about Jane Grey being crowned the queen?

3. Before Queen Mary, the English had not had a female sovereign since what century?

4. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, was executed on what date?

5. What was Thomas Seymour's motive for entering the king's chamber with a forged key?

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