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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. Why was Jean Dubois sent to England, according to Weir?
(a) To thwart the king's plan to send Mary away.
(b) To take Francis van der Delft's place in rescuing Mary.
(c) To report back to the king Mary's plan to escape.
(d) To marry Mary so that she can't escape.

2. According to Weir, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was accused of planning to overthrow ______ and ______the council.
(a) The Tower; poisoning.
(b) The king; poisoning.
(c) The Tower; blackmailing.
(d) The king; blackmailing.

3. 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) Religious freedom.
(c) The right of bear arms.
(d) Freedom of speech.

4. Why didn't the Italian doctor inform the court of Edward VI's condition?
(a) Because the court was out of session during the king's trip.
(b) Because the king insisted his condition remain a secret.
(c) Because it was treason to predict the death of the king.
(d) Because he wasn't confident that his diagnosis was correct.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, begin to court Mary's good favor after discovering the king's condition?

4. What was the penalty for being a heretic in Tudor England?

5. What adjectives best describe Thomas Seymour's personality, as depicted by Weir?

(see the answer key)

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