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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Book of Common Prayer, which was passed by the council of regents, allow the clergy to do?
(a) Own property.
(b) Proselytize.
(c) Wear vestments.
(d) Marry.

2. Why did the council of regents assume control after Henry VIII died?
(a) Because Prince Edward was not of age.
(b) Because they won the majority vote.
(c) Because the people revolted.
(d) Because the queen decreed it.

3. What was John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, given in October of 1551?
(a) A title.
(b) A child.
(c) A castle.
(d) A wife.

4. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

5. Why was Edward VI reluctant to sign Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset's death warrant?
(a) Because Edward Seymour was his uncle.
(b) Because he loathed the death penalty.
(c) Because he wanted to protect Edward Seymour's wife.
(d) Because he didn't believe Edward Seymour was guilty.

6. What was Thomas Seymour's sentence changed to after he was taken to the Tower?
(a) Quartering.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Beheading.

7. What did Thomas Seymour's allies warn him against?
(a) Blackmailing the king.
(b) Not blackmailing the king.
(c) Not attempting a coup.
(d) Attempting a coup.

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

9. 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.

10. How many surviving children did Henry have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

11. What was the name of the Italian doctor who didn't inform the court of Edward VI's condition?
(a) Galileo Cecato.
(b) Girolamo Cardano.
(c) Gilberto Colabera.
(d) Gregorio Creola.

12. Who raised Henry VIII's second daughter Elizabeth?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Katherine Parr.
(c) Katherine Ashley.
(d) Katherine of Aragon.

13. Jane Grey's father, Henry Grey, was the Marquess of _______?
(a) Dunstable.
(b) Daventry.
(c) Dewsbury.
(d) Dorset.

14. How many days did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, keep the king's death a secret?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

15. Francis van der Delft was recalled home to _____ because of ill health.
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Flanders.
(d) Amsterdam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Katherine Parr when she became pregnant with her first child?

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

3. When Mary fled to Kenninghall, she stated that she was the true queen by "____and____law"?

4. How did Thomas Seymour try to court King Edward VI's favor?

5. What was the name of Henry VIII's second wife?

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