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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 was Sir William Sharington's title at the Bristol Mint?
(a) President.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Vice Treasurer.
(d) Treasurer.

2. Who did Thomas Seymour shoot when his armed men entered the king's chamber with a forged key?
(a) The king's cat.
(b) The king's mistress.
(c) The king.
(d) The king's dog.

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

4. What was the name of the Catholic gentleman that Mary stayed with after the king's death?
(a) Jason Hillsdale.
(b) Jeremy Hallway.
(c) John Huddlestone.
(d) James Hemingway.

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

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 John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, begin to dose the king with arsenic after hearing about his condition?

3. Why did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, seem virtuous even though he was greedy and corrupt?

4. What was John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, given in October of 1551?

5. Why was Edward VI reluctant to sign Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset's death warrant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who did Duke of Northumberland betroth Jane Grey to after he learned of the king's failing health and why?

4. How did Jane Grey react to her ascension and why was it significant?

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

6. What were the consequences for Jane Grey after the arrest and death of Thomas Seymour?

7. 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?

8. What prediction did Mary hear that made her resolve to stay in England and how is it significant?

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

10. Whose protection did Mary seek and how did that person help her?

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