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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, A Miracle Will Come to Pass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Thomas Seymour try to court King Edward VI's favor?
(a) By reforming the Church.
(b) By pledging his allegiance.
(c) By fighting in war.
(d) By sending him gifts.

2. How did Stephen Gardiner respond to heretics in his diocese?
(a) He did not condemn them.
(b) He tortured them.
(c) He did not torture them.
(d) He condemned them.

3. Why was Jean Dubois sent to England, according to Weir?
(a) To take Francis van der Delft's place in rescuing Mary.
(b) To thwart the king's plan to send Mary away.
(c) To marry Mary so that she can't escape.
(d) To report back to the king Mary's plan to escape.

4. Before Queen Mary, the English had not had a female sovereign since what century?
(a) Thirteenth.
(b) Eleventh.
(c) Twelfth.
(d) Fourteeth.

5. When Edward VI set out on a trip in June, 1552, what impeded his progress?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Plague.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Influenza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Frances Brandon, Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk's widow, marry after his execution?

2. How was Philip of Spain perceived as Queen Mary's husband?

3. What did the marriage treaty created in November, 1554, by a group led by Thomas Wyatt state?

4. What adjectives best describe Thomas Seymour's personality, as depicted by Weir?

5. Which queen did Henry VIII annul his marriage to after only six months?

(see the answer key)

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