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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the council of regents assume control after Henry VIII died?
(a) Because the people revolted.
(b) Because they won the majority vote.
(c) Because Prince Edward was not of age.
(d) Because the queen decreed it.

2. What was the name of the Italian doctor who didn't inform the court of Edward VI's condition?
(a) Girolamo Cardano.
(b) Gilberto Colabera.
(c) Gregorio Creola.
(d) Galileo Cecato.

3. What were Jane Grey's religious beliefs?
(a) She was Catholic.
(b) She was Protestant.
(c) She was Episcopalian.
(d) She was Lutheran.

4. When Jane Grey visited Mary in October of 1550, what did she discover that shocked her?
(a) That no masses were being held in Mary's household.
(b) That Mary had converted to Catholicism.
(c) That regular masses were being held in Mary's household.
(d) That Mary had converted to Protestanism.

5. What was the name of Henry VIII's second wife?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Katherine Parr.
(c) Anne of Cleves.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

6. 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 children born out of wedlock would be sent out of country.
(b) That clergy had ultimate authority over the populace.
(c) That unmarried women could not travel unaccompanied.
(d) That anyone celebrating Roman Catholic Mass could be imprisoned.

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

8. What did the Book of Common Prayer, which was passed by the council of regents, allow the clergy to do?
(a) Marry.
(b) Own property.
(c) Wear vestments.
(d) Proselytize.

9. Why didn't the Italian doctor inform the court of Edward VI's condition?
(a) Because the court was out of session during the king's trip.
(b) Because the king insisted his condition remain a secret.
(c) Because it was treason to predict the death of the king.
(d) Because he wasn't confident that his diagnosis was correct.

10. Why did John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, seem virtuous even though he was greedy and corrupt?
(a) Because he didn't drink, gamble, or incite a scandal.
(b) Because he was devoutly religious.
(c) Because he defended the rights of the poor.
(d) Because he wrote treatises on morality.

11. According to Weir, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was accused of planning to overthrow ______ and ______the council.
(a) The Tower; blackmailing.
(b) The king; poisoning.
(c) The king; blackmailing.
(d) The Tower; poisoning.

12. Who did Thomas Seymour secretly marry in an attempt to gain leverage over his brother, the Duke of Somerset?
(a) Katherine Parr.
(b) Mary I.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Anne of Cleves.

13. What did Thomas Seymour blackmail Sir William Sharington for?
(a) For defrauding the king.
(b) For spying on the king.
(c) For blackmailing the king.
(d) For consorting with the king.

14. Why was the Duke of Somerset not able to gain support with people of his own rank when he was appointed Lord Protector in 1547?
(a) Because he was considered too much of an idealist.
(b) Because he was considered too much of an intellectual.
(c) Because he was considered too much of a simpleton.
(d) Because he was considered too much of a pragmatist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Earl Hertford was knighted, what did his title become?

2. What was the name of Henry and Katherine of Aragon's daughter?

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

4. According to Weir, what could John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, have done with the king's body to avoid an autopsy?

5. When Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was beheaded, what did the crowds do?

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