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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Much Suspected for Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Weir, what could John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, have done with the king's body to avoid an autopsy?
(a) Hid it.
(b) Burned it.
(c) Buried it.
(d) Switched it.

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

3. How did Jane Grey respond when she was told that she was no longer queen?
(a) She was nostalgic.
(b) She was indifferent.
(c) She was glad.
(d) She was angry.

4. Why was it fashionable for courtiers to pursue arts and literature and not sports and tournaments when Edward VI reigned?
(a) Because Edward VI emulated his father and arts and literature were popular during the latter's reign.
(b) Because Edward VI did not want to emulate his father since sport and tournaments were popular during the latter's reign.
(c) Because arts and literature were considered Protestant pursuits, not Catholic.
(d) Because sports and tournaments were considered Catholic pursuits, not Protestant ones.

5. Whom did the public want Queen Mary to wed?
(a) Roger Ascham.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) Stephen Gardiner.
(d) Edward Courtenay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Guilford Dudley ask from his Jane Grey and how did she respond?

2. What was the name of Henry and Katherine of Aragon's daughter?

3. What did Mary press the Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, to grant her until Edward came of age?

4. Why were the Protestant rebels stopped in London?

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

(see the answer key)

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