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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, A Merciful Princess; Chapter 10, The Marriage of Princes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wasn't the public happy about Jane Grey being crowned the queen?
(a) Because they advocated the abolition of royal ascension.
(b) Because they were still mourning the king's death.
(c) Because they believed Mary to be the rightful queen.
(d) Because they wanted Elizabeth as their queen.

2. What was Francis van der Delft planning before he was recalled home because of ill health?
(a) Elizabeth's escape.
(b) Elizabeth's marriage.
(c) Mary's marriage.
(d) Mary's escape.

3. What happened to Francis van der Delft when he was recalled home because of ill health?
(a) He was kidnapped.
(b) He died.
(c) He married.
(d) He was imprisoned.

4. Francis van der Delft was recalled home to _____ because of ill health.
(a) Oslo.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Flanders.

5. What title did John Dudley get after Henry VIII's death?
(a) Earl of Warwick.
(b) Earl of Somerset.
(c) Earl of Hertford.
(d) Earl of York.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Elizabeth was restored to favor after Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, was released from the Tower, who requested her portrait?

2. What was Lord Chancellor's reputation as a Catholic adviser to Queen Mary?

3. What was Thomas Seymour's sentence changed to after he was taken to the Tower?

4. What did Thomas Seymour's allies warn him against?

5. Why did Mary imply that Edward VI was not old enough to attend council meetings, according to Weir?

(see the answer key)

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