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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the epidemic that broke out in the summer of 1551?
(a) Black death.
(b) Sweating sickness.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Plague.

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

3. What was the name of Elizabeth's caretaker, who initially encouraged Elizabeth's infatuation with Thomas Seymour when he moved in with Katherine Parr?
(a) Kat Ashley.
(b) Kat Allen.
(c) Kat Auer.
(d) Kat Avon.

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

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

6. What was Elizabeth's response to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland's bribe to have her relinquish her claim to the throne?
(a) She said she would do it.
(b) She said she wouldn't do it unless her sister did.
(c) She said she wouldn't do it.
(d) She said she wouldn't do it unless he gave up power.

7. How old was Elizabeth when Thomas Seymour moved in with Katherine Parr?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

8. In addition to Charles V, who did Mary rely on for advice and protection?
(a) Francis van der Delft.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) John Dudley.
(d) Edward Seymour.

9. 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?
(a) Because he was considered too much of a simpleton.
(b) Because he was considered too much of an intellectual.
(c) Because he was considered too much of a pragmatist.
(d) Because he was considered too much of an idealist.

10. How old was Katherine Parr when she became pregnant with her first child?
(a) 28.
(b) 19.
(c) 36.
(d) 42.

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

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

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

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

15. Why did Mary decide not to declare religious changes after the Act of Uniformity was declared?
(a) Because she believed Edward was too young to make judgements on religion.
(b) Because she feared Edward would imprison her if she made changes.
(c) Because she didn't want the Act of Uniformity to change.
(d) Because she wanted the people to decide if changes to the act should be made.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sir William Sharington's title at the Bristol Mint?

2. Why were both Catholics and Protestants offended by Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset's politics, which made him unpopular?

3. What was the name of the Catholic gentleman that Mary stayed with after the king's death?

4. How did Jane Grey prefer to dress, in contrast to her parents wishes?

5. What was the motto Elizabeth adopted from Lady Tyrwhit, after Thomas Seymour's death?

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