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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Keeping the Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were both Catholics and Protestants offended by Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset's politics, which made him unpopular?
(a) Because they wanted him to be more moderate.
(b) Because they disagreed with his Lutheran views.
(c) Because they wanted him to take a more extreme stance in one direction or another.
(d) Because they wanted him to protect the masses.

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

3. What title did John Dudley get after Henry VIII's death?
(a) Earl of Warwick.
(b) Earl of York.
(c) Earl of Somerset.
(d) Earl of Hertford.

4. What was the motto Elizabeth adopted from Lady Tyrwhit, after Thomas Seymour's death?
(a) The Lord is my light.
(b) Evil to him who evil thinks.
(c) Be Always One.
(d) Faithful Forever.

5. What was the penalty for being a heretic in Tudor England?
(a) Flogging.
(b) Shunning.
(c) Death.
(d) Branding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Edward VI when John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, invited him to attend council meetings?

2. Along with the Earl of Hertford, Archbishop ______ held a prominent position on the council after Henry VIII's death.

3. How did Thomas Seymour try to court King Edward VI's favor?

4. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

5. Why did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, seem virtuous even though he was greedy and corrupt?

(see the answer key)

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