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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prediction did Mary hear about the king when Jean Dubois was sent to England, and she changed her plans?
(a) That the king would be dead within the year.
(b) That the king would grant her freedom within the year.
(c) That the king would be dethroned within the year.
(d) That the king would marry within the year.

2. When Elizabeth was restored to favor after Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, was released from the Tower, who requested her portrait?
(a) The king.
(b) William Cecil.
(c) Roger Ascham.
(d) Edward Seymour.

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?
(a) Because she was next in line to the throne.
(b) Because he had fallen in love with her.
(c) Because she had converted to Protestanism.
(d) Because the king had requested it

4. What was the rumor circulating about Elizabeth's illness that Weir said there was no truth to?
(a) That she was not ill.
(b) That she had a miscarriage.
(c) That she had a sexually transmitted disease.
(d) That she attempted suicide.

5. Who interrogated Elizabeth after Thomas Seymour was taken to the Tower?
(a) Kat Ashley.
(b) Thomas Parry.
(c) Sir Robert Tyrwhit.
(d) Sir William Sharington.

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

7. What title did John Dudley get after Henry VIII's death?
(a) Earl of York.
(b) Earl of Somerset.
(c) Earl of Hertford.
(d) Earl of Warwick.

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

9. 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) Switched it.
(b) Burned it.
(c) Buried it.
(d) Hid it.

10. What was the penalty for being a heretic in Tudor England?
(a) Shunning.
(b) Branding.
(c) Flogging.
(d) Death.

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

12. On what grounds did Henry divorce Katherine of Aragon?
(a) The grounds that their marriage was loveless.
(b) The grounds that their marriage was incestuous.
(c) The grounds that their marriage was faithless.
(d) The grounds that their marriage was worthless.

13. Which councilor did not sign the letter to Mary that Queen Jane was invested and crowned?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) Edward Seymour.
(c) Roger Ascham.
(d) William Cecil.

14. When John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, became Lord President of the Council, how did he govern England?
(a) Like a dictator.
(b) Like a devotee.
(c) Like a delinquent.
(d) Like a dilettante.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it fashionable for courtiers to pursue arts and literature and not sports and tournaments when Edward VI reigned?

2. Why did Mary decide not to declare religious changes after the Act of Uniformity was declared?

3. What is the name of the park that Weir states the king's body really lie?

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

5. What did the Book of Common Prayer, which was passed by the council of regents, allow the clergy to do?

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