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

2. What was the name of the tutor Elizabeth persuaded her guardians to appoint?
(a) Remington Auer.
(b) Richard Alford.
(c) Radcliff Applegate.
(d) Roger Ascham.

3. What did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, convince Edward VI to do before his death?
(a) Crown him the king.
(b) Pardon him from treason.
(c) Change the succession.
(d) Condemn Mary to death.

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

5. Why was Mary kept in the country after Henry VIII's death?
(a) To indoctrinate her with Protestant beliefs until her ascension.
(b) To protect her from Protestants who wanted to impeach her for treason.
(c) To separate her from Catholics who sought to rebel against the Protestant government.
(d) To prevent her from usurping her Protestant brother's throne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Book of Common Prayer, which was passed by the council of regents, allow the clergy to do?

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?

3. What was the rumor circulating about Elizabeth's illness that Weir said there was no truth to?

4. When Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded, what did the crowds do?

5. What was the name of the Italian doctor who didn't inform the court of Edward VI's condition?

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