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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 the penalty for being a heretic in Tudor England?
(a) Shunning.
(b) Death.
(c) Flogging.
(d) Branding.

2. What did Elizabeth do to ward off Thomas Seymour's inappropriate behavior, according to Weir?
(a) She woke up and dressed early so that she wasn't in bed when he came to bid her good morning.
(b) She slept with a knife under her pillow and locked her door so that he couldn't bid her good morning.
(c) She requested her caretaker sleep with her and dressed early so that she wasn't in bed when he came to bid her good morning.
(d) She slept with a knife under her pillow and requested her caretaker sleep with her.

3. When John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, became Lord President of the Council, how did he govern England?
(a) Like a delinquent.
(b) Like a devotee.
(c) Like a dictator.
(d) Like a dilettante.

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

5. Who interrogated Elizabeth after Thomas Seymour was taken to the Tower?
(a) Sir William Sharington.
(b) Sir Robert Tyrwhit.
(c) Kat Ashley.
(d) Thomas Parry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Catholic gentleman that Mary stayed with after the king's death?

2. What skill did Elizabeth posses that she was praised for, according to Weir?

3. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland was the first man without what to hold a ducal title?

4. Why did the Earl of Hertford believe he should be the Lord Protector of England after Henry VIII's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why did Mary write Charles V for protection against the Protestants in 1549?

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

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

9. How did Jane Grey's parents treat her and what did it signify?

10. How does Weir describe Mary's character and why is it significant?

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