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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. When John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, became Lord President of the Council, how did he govern England?
(a) Like a dilettante.
(b) Like a dictator.
(c) Like a devotee.
(d) Like a delinquent.

2. How much money did Sir William Sharington give to Thomas Seymour to pay his mercenaries?
(a) 1000,000 pounds.
(b) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 100,000 pounds.

3. Jane Grey's father, Henry Grey, was the Marquess of _______?
(a) Dewsbury.
(b) Dunstable.
(c) Daventry.
(d) Dorset.

4. On what grounds did Henry divorce Katherine of Aragon?
(a) The grounds that their marriage was faithless.
(b) The grounds that their marriage was loveless.
(c) The grounds that their marriage was worthless.
(d) The grounds that their marriage was incestuous.

5. What did the public believe about Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset's actions regarding his brother Thomas's death?
(a) That it was an accident.
(b) That it was an act of self-defence.
(c) That it was an act of fratricide.
(d) That it was for the greater good.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who bore Edward, Henry VIII's son?

3. What was the date that Thomas Seymour and his armed men entered the King's chamber with a forged key?

4. What was the name of Henry and Katherine of Aragon's daughter?

5. In addition to Charles V, who did Mary rely on for advice and protection?

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