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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV through XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the third child Katherine delivered?
(a) It was healthy.
(b) It was born too early and dies.
(c) It was stillborn.
(d) It was born deformed and taken away.

2. How did Henry say his mother treated him as a child?
(a) She payed him little attention.
(b) She worked to build up his confidence.
(c) She mistrusted him.
(d) She doted on him.

3. After taking over the Privy Council, what did Henry discover that two of his father's financial officers had been doing?
(a) Blackmailing his mother.
(b) Extorting money from the people.
(c) Under-taxing the poor.
(d) Spying for the French.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which group did Henry offer financial support after taking over the Privy Council?

2. Katherine was left to rule England while Henry was at war, even though which country was making threats?

3. What did Henry name the child that his mistress gave birth to?

4. What news did Will Somers tell Catherine about her parentage at the beginning of the book?

5. How did Henry's mother die?

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