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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Royal Scandal.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What years did Henry VIII rule England?
(a) 1485-1508.
(b) 1413-1422.
(c) 1509-1547.
(d) 1589-1610.

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

4. How did Jane Grey prefer to dress, in contrast to her parents wishes?
(a) She preferred boy's attire.
(b) She preferred expensive fabrics.
(c) She preferred night frocks.
(d) She preferred simple dresses.

5. Along with the Earl of Hertford, Archbishop ______ held a prominent position on the council after Henry VIII's death.
(a) Colson.
(b) Cleeson.
(c) Cumberland.
(d) Cramner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raised Henry VIII's second daughter Elizabeth?

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

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

4. What did Elizabeth do to ward off Thomas Seymour's inappropriate behavior, according to Weir?

5. Why was the Duke of Somerset not able to gain support with people of his own rank when he was appointed Lord Protector in 1547?

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