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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) Not blackmailing the king.
(c) Blackmailing the king.
(d) Attempting a coup.

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

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

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

5. When Edward VI set out on a trip in June, 1552, what impeded his progress?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Plague.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjectives best describe Thomas Seymour's personality, as depicted by Weir?

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

3. When Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded, what did the crowds do?

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector Edward Seymour to be overthrown by John Dudley?

2. What was Edward Seymour accused of that brought about a sentence of death by beheading, and what was the public's response?

3. What document did Mary have to sign after being welcomed back into the court by Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, that affected her for the rest of her life?

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

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

6. How were Elizabeth and Mary concerning the effect of being disinherited by their father?

7. How old was Edward VI when he was crowned and why is his age significant?

8. Who did Mary send to the Tower after she was crowned queen?

9. 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?

10. Describe Thomas Seymour's attempted coup and what did he claim when it failed?

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