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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who bore Edward, Henry VIII's son?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Katerine Parr.
(d) Jane Seymour.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Protestants heard that Mary was staying with a Catholic gentleman, what did they do to his house?

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

3. What did Thomas Seymour blackmail Sir William Sharington for?

4. What was Thomas Seymour's sentence changed to after he was taken to the Tower?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What actions did Duke of Northumberland take after he betrothed Jane Grey to Guilford?

2. What did Mary press Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, to do and how did he respond?

3. After fleeing Kenninghall when it is set fire by Protestants, what did Mary tell her councilors and household and why was it significant?

4. What act was passed in March 1549 and who suffered from it?

5. What did Duke of Northumberland, pressure the king to do, and why did he court Mary's favor?

6. What was Elizabeth's reputation following Thomas Seymour's death and what did it signify?

7. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry and why is it significant?

8. Who did Mary solicit to help her escape England and how was it thwarted?

9. Describe the relationship between Thomas Seymour and his fourteen year-old stepdaughter Elizabeth and its significance.

10. What do some historians suggest about Elizabeth's illness during the summer of 1548 after Katherine Parr discovered her and Thomas Seymour in one another's arms, and what is Weir's position?

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