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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Little Children Like Angels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In whose care was Elizabeth placed when she was under house arrest?
(a) Lord Robert Dudley.
(b) Sir Henry Bedingfield.
(c) Stephen Gardiner.
(d) William Cecil.

2. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland was the first man without what to hold a ducal title?
(a) Family.
(b) Royal blood.
(c) Upper-class heritage.
(d) Education.

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

4. How did Mary feel about her husband Philip of Spain, according to Weir?
(a) She was irked.
(b) She was indifferent.
(c) She was indolent.
(d) She was infatuated.

5. What happened on Elizabeth's journey back to London at Queen Mary's request?
(a) She was almost kidnapped.
(b) She tried to escape.
(c) She witnessed a mob.
(d) She was very ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francis van der Delft was recalled home to _____ because of ill health.

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

3. Why did Philip of Spain intend to stay in England only one week?

4. Why did the harvest of 1555 fail where the people blamed Queen Mary for their misfortune?

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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