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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. When Jane Grey visited Mary in October of 1550, what did she discover that shocked her?
(a) That Mary had converted to Protestanism.
(b) That regular masses were being held in Mary's household.
(c) That Mary had converted to Catholicism.
(d) That no masses were being held in Mary's household.

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

3. Who had to sign a document that declared that her mother's marriage to Henry VIII was unlawful?
(a) Anne.
(b) Jane.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

4. How many days did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, keep the king's death a secret?
(a) Four.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) Nine.

5. How did Thomas Seymour try to court King Edward VI's favor?
(a) By sending him gifts.
(b) By pledging his allegiance.
(c) By fighting in war.
(d) By reforming the Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Mary kept in the country after Henry VIII's death?

2. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry about Thomas Seymour that he will later reveal to the treason inquisition?

3. Why was religious conflict imminent after King Edward VI ascended the throne?

4. How many surviving children did Henry have?

5. How did Jane Grey respond when she was told that she was no longer queen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the council of regents came into power after Henry VIII's death, who assumed positions of power and what were the consequences?

3. How and why did Thomas Seymour attempt to court the king's favor against his brother?

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

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

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

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

8. Whom did Thomas Seymour marry after failing to secure the hand of Princess Mary, and why was it significant?

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

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

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