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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XLII through LVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news did Will Somers tell Catherine about her parentage at the beginning of the book?
(a) Catherine is Elizabeth Tudor's daughter.
(b) Catherine is King Henry's daughter.
(c) Catherine is King Francis I's daughter.
(d) Catherine is Cardinal Wolsey's daughter.

2. At age fourteen, why did Henry sign an annulment to his betrothal?
(a) On the grounds that the union no longer satisfied the parties involved.
(b) On the grounds that the bride-to-be was ill.
(c) On the grounds that the union would be incestuous.
(d) On the grounds that the union was treasonous.

3. What gift did Henry try to give More when he found out about his interest in the stars and constellations?
(a) An observatory.
(b) A telescope.
(c) An astrolabe.
(d) A moon-shaped brooch.

4. In Tudor England, how long was the acceptable length of time for deep mourning?
(a) Three months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

5. Who married a Spanish princess when Henry was ten-years-old?
(a) Henry's father.
(b) The French King.
(c) Henry.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Brandon announce he would marry?

2. Who was Will Somers?

3. When he became interested in Anne Boleyn, what did Henry order Wolsey to do?

4. Whose son did Wolsey arrange for Bessie to marry?

5. Which of the following did Henry say he would NOT make Anne Boleyn become?

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