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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Pining Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Thomas Seymour blackmail Sir William Sharington for?
(a) For consorting with the king.
(b) For spying on the king.
(c) For defrauding the king.
(d) For blackmailing the king.

2. When Elizabeth was restored to favor after Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, was released from the Tower, who requested her portrait?
(a) Roger Ascham.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) The king.
(d) Edward Seymour.

3. What was the name of Henry and Katherine of Aragon's daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jane.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Anne.

4. Why did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, seem virtuous even though he was greedy and corrupt?
(a) Because he defended the rights of the poor.
(b) Because he didn't drink, gamble, or incite a scandal.
(c) Because he wrote treatises on morality.
(d) Because he was devoutly religious.

5. What did Mary press the Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, to grant her until Edward came of age?
(a) The right of bear arms.
(b) Religious freedom.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) The right to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Elizabeth when Thomas Seymour moved in with Katherine Parr?

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

3. What was the name of the brother of Earl of Hertford who resented him for his power after Henry VIII's death?

4. When Earl Hertford was knighted, what did his title become?

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

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