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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Most Unstable Man in England.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to declaring that the Book of Common Prayer be used in all church services, what other decree did this Act of Uniformity declare?
(a) That clergy had ultimate authority over the populace.
(b) That children born out of wedlock would be sent out of country.
(c) That unmarried women could not travel unaccompanied.
(d) That anyone celebrating Roman Catholic Mass could be imprisoned.

2. How old was Katherine Parr when she became pregnant with her first child?
(a) 36.
(b) 28.
(c) 19.
(d) 42.

3. How much money did Sir William Sharington give to Thomas Seymour to pay his mercenaries?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 100,000 pounds.
(d) 1000,000 pounds.

4. What was the rumor circulating about Elizabeth's illness that Weir said there was no truth to?
(a) That she attempted suicide.
(b) That she had a miscarriage.
(c) That she was not ill.
(d) That she had a sexually transmitted disease.

5. What did Kat Ashley tell Thomas Parry about Thomas Seymour that he will later reveal to the treason inquisition?
(a) That he and Mary were having an affair.
(b) That he and Katherine Parr were having an affair.
(c) That he and Lady Jane Grey were having an affair.
(d) That he and Elizabeth were having an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thomas Seymour blackmail Sir William Sharington for?

2. Why was it fashionable for courtiers to pursue arts and literature and not sports and tournaments when Edward VI reigned?

3. What were Jane Grey's religious beliefs?

4. What adjectives best describe Thomas Seymour's personality, as depicted by Weir?

5. What did Thomas Seymour do around Elizabeth that made her uncomfortable and her caretaker concerned for her innocence?

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