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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Henry say was visibly relieved by his first marriage?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His advisers.
(c) His mother.
(d) His bride.

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

3. What did Henry pour lots of money into doing after taking over the Privy Council?
(a) Social services.
(b) Building his navy.
(c) Acquiring art.
(d) Renovating castles.

4. As a child, what did Henry's mother have planned for his adult life?
(a) He would serve his brother.
(b) He would go abroad and marry a princess.
(c) He would enter the priesthood.
(d) He would join the military.

5. The book begins with a series of letters written between Will Somers and whom?
(a) Catherine Buckley.
(b) Catherine Montclaire.
(c) Catherine Peabody.
(d) Catherine Knollys.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Henry when he became betrothed for the first time?

2. What was Henry's father's final piece of advice to Henry before dying?

3. Who did Henry ask to marry him after his father's death?

4. Where did Henry's brother, Arthur, die?

5. How did Henry say his mother treated him as a child?

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