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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. How many surviving children did Henry have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. 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?
(a) Because he was considered too much of a pragmatist.
(b) Because he was considered too much of an idealist.
(c) Because he was considered too much of an intellectual.
(d) Because he was considered too much of a simpleton.

3. Who did Thomas Seymour shoot when his armed men entered the king's chamber with a forged key?
(a) The king's cat.
(b) The king's dog.
(c) The king.
(d) The king's mistress.

4. Why was religious conflict imminent after King Edward VI ascended the throne?
(a) Because Elizabeth was a devout Protestant and her sister Mary a devout Catholic.
(b) Because King Edward VI was a devout Catholic and his sister Mary a devout Protestant.
(c) Because Mary was a devout Protestant and her sister Elizabeth a devout Catholic.
(d) Because King Edward VI was a devout Protestant and his sister Mary a devout Catholic.

5. Who bore Edward, Henry VIII's son?
(a) Anne Boleyn.
(b) Jane Seymour.
(c) Katerine Parr.
(d) Katherine of Aragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what grounds did Henry divorce Katherine of Aragon?

2. 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?

3. Why did the Earl of Hertford believe he should be the Lord Protector of England after Henry VIII's death?

4. Who had to sign a document that declared that her mother's marriage to Henry VIII was unlawful?

5. How much money did Sir William Sharington give to Thomas Seymour to pay his mercenaries?

(see the answer key)

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