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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jane Grey prefer to dress, in contrast to her parents wishes?
(a) She preferred expensive fabrics.
(b) She preferred simple dresses.
(c) She preferred boy's attire.
(d) She preferred night frocks.

2. How old was Edward VI when John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, invited him to attend council meetings?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

3. Which queen did Henry VIII annul his marriage to after only six months?
(a) Katherine Parr.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Katherine Howard.
(d) Anne of Cleves.

4. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry about Thomas Seymour that he will later reveal to the treason inquisition?
(a) That he and Mary were having an affair.
(b) That he and Lady Jane Grey were having an affair.
(c) That he and Katherine Parr were having an affair.
(d) That he and Elizabeth were having an affair.

5. What did Thomas Seymour blackmail Sir William Sharington for?
(a) For spying on the king.
(b) For defrauding the king.
(c) For blackmailing the king.
(d) For consorting with the king.

6. What did Thomas Seymour tell the Yeomen of the Guard when they arrived at the king's chamber after he and his armed men entered with a forged key?
(a) That he wanted to find the king.
(b) That he desired a meeting with the king.
(c) That he was testing the king's security.
(d) That he was protecting the king.

7. When Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded, what did the crowds do?
(a) Sing songs of revolution.
(b) Wave white flags.
(c) Carry torches to the castle.
(d) Dip handkerchiefs in his blood.

8. What adjectives best describe Thomas Seymour's personality, as depicted by Weir?
(a) Laconic; shy.
(b) Depressed; brooding.
(c) Jovial; charming.
(d) Naive; foolish.

9. After Henry VIII's death, who ascended the throne?
(a) Edward.
(b) Mary.
(c) No one.
(d) Elizabeth.

10. What was the date that Thomas Seymour and his armed men entered the King's chamber with a forged key?
(a) January 16, 1549.
(b) January 16, 1548.
(c) January 6, 1548.
(d) January 6, 1549.

11. How much money did Sir William Sharington give to Thomas Seymour to pay his mercenaries?
(a) 100,000 pounds.
(b) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 1000,000 pounds.
(d) 1,000 pounds.

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

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

14. When Mary fled to Kenninghall, she stated that she was the true queen by "____and____law"?
(a) Divine; necessary.
(b) Divine; human.
(c) Human; common.
(d) Necessary; common.

15. 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 wanted to protect Edward Seymour's wife.
(c) Because he loathed the death penalty.
(d) Because he didn't believe Edward Seymour was guilty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Jean Dubois sent to England, according to Weir?

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

3. Who interrogated Elizabeth after Thomas Seymour was taken to the Tower?

4. Who were Jane Grey's parents?

5. How old was Elizabeth when Thomas Seymour moved in with Katherine Parr?

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