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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Most Unstable Man in England.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who were Jane Grey's parents?
(a) Henry Grey and Frances Brandon.
(b) Henry Grey and Mary Tudor.
(c) Henry VIII and Frances Brandon.
(d) Henry VIII and Mary Tudor.

3. Who had to sign a document that declared that her mother's marriage to Henry VIII was unlawful?
(a) Anne.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Jane.
(d) Mary.

4. What was Thomas Seymour's sentence changed to after he was taken to the Tower?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Quartering.
(d) Drawing.

5. What did Thomas Seymour do around Elizabeth that made her uncomfortable and her caretaker concerned for her innocence?
(a) He sent suggestive notes and visited her in slippers and nightgown.
(b) He showed her graphic pictures and introduced her to older men.
(c) He showed her graphic pictures and visited her in slippers and nightgown.
(d) He sent suggestive notes and introduced her to older men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many surviving children did Henry have?

2. What years did Henry VIII rule England?

3. What was the name of the tutor Elizabeth persuaded her guardians to appoint?

4. What was the name of Elizabeth's caretaker, who initially encouraged Elizabeth's infatuation with Thomas Seymour when he moved in with Katherine Parr?

5. What title did John Dudley get after Henry VIII's death?

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