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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. How old was Katherine Parr when she became pregnant with her first child?
2. What did the Book of Common Prayer, which was passed by the council of regents, allow the clergy to do?
3. Francis van der Delft was recalled home to _____ because of ill health.
4. How old was Elizabeth when Thomas Seymour moved in with Katherine Parr?
5. Who did Thomas Seymour shoot when his armed men entered the king's chamber with a forged key?
Short Essay Questions
1. How and why did Thomas Seymour attempt to court the king's favor against his brother?
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 grounds of Henry VIII's divorce to Katherine of Aragon and what did they signify?
5. What act was passed in March 1549 and who suffered from it?
6. How did Elizabeth respond to Duke of Northumberland's pressure to have her rescind her claim to the throne?
7. Why did Mary write Charles V for protection against the Protestants in 1549?
8. Describe Thomas Seymour's attempted coup and what did he claim when it failed?
9. Describe the relationship between Thomas Seymour and his fourteen year-old stepdaughter Elizabeth and its significance.
10. How were Elizabeth and Mary concerning the effect of being disinherited by their father?
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
Dissect Leo Tolstoy's famous quote as it pertains to the Tudor Family: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in the book, addressing their differing ideas about God, faith, and followers.
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