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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded, what did the crowds do?
2. Why did the council of regents assume control after Henry VIII died?
3. What were Jane Grey's religious beliefs?
4. What did the public believe about Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset's actions regarding his brother Thomas's death?
5. What was Thomas Seymour's motive for entering the king's chamber with a forged key?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom did Thomas Seymour marry after failing to secure the hand of Princess Mary, and why was it significant?
2. Whose protection did Mary seek and how did that person help her?
3. How does Weir describe Mary's character and why is it significant?
4. 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?
5. Describe the relationship between Thomas Seymour and his fourteen year-old stepdaughter Elizabeth and its significance.
6. After fleeing Kenninghall when it is set fire by Protestants, what did Mary tell her councilors and household and why was it significant?
7. When the council of regents came into power after Henry VIII's death, who assumed positions of power and what were the consequences?
8. How were Elizabeth and Mary concerning the effect of being disinherited by their father?
9. What was Edward's reputation as a young king?
10. How old was Edward VI when he was crowned and why is his age significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the rise and fall of the Seymour brothers.
1. Who were they?
2. What relationship did they have with one another?
3. What was their reputation in and out of the court?
4. What caused their downfall?
Essay Topic 2
Illness and disease during 16th century England was widespread and devastating. Discuss the outbreak of disease, its causes and outcomes, and the impact it had on every day life.
Essay Topic 3
Although young, King Edward VI was respected and admired within and without the court. What religious, social, and cultural values did the king impart? What made him a popular monarch?
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