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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry tell the Council he would rather regard Anne of Cleves as than his wife?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Sister.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Daughter.

2. After the death of the Archbishop, who did Henry appoint to the role?
(a) Charles Brandon.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Thomas More.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

3. What kind of literature did Henry discover in Cromwell's rooms?
(a) Heretic.
(b) Astrological.
(c) Medical.
(d) Pornographic.

4. How did Henry and Anne feel about the birth of their first child?
(a) Worried.
(b) Sad.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Joyful.

5. As he attempted to have his marriage annulled, where did Henry have Katherine sent to live?
(a) Windsor.
(b) Ampthill.
(c) Hever.
(d) Richmond.

6. As Henry attempted to have his marriage annulled, who did Anne Boleyn claim made a threat on her life?
(a) Will Somers.
(b) Katherine of Aragon.
(c) A mob of angry women.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

7. Why did Thomas More resign from his role as Chancellor?
(a) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(b) He could not work with the erratic King.
(c) He was too ill to take on the duties.
(d) He could not embrace Henry's policies.

8. How did Henry become injured to the point that it was feared he would die?
(a) He was trampled by a horse.
(b) He was accidently shot by an arrow.
(c) He participated in a joust.
(d) He fell from a carriage.

9. How did the public react to Anne as their queen?
(a) With hatred.
(b) With denial.
(c) With enthusiasm.
(d) With quiet acceptance.

10. Henry had an attack where he lost consciousness for days. What caused this attack?
(a) A parasitic infection.
(b) The festering sore on his leg.
(c) A concussion.
(d) A fever.

11. What did Catherine and Henry celebrate at Hampton?
(a) Their marriage.
(b) Easter.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Christmas.

12. How did Jane Seymour die?
(a) Sweating sickness.
(b) She was poisoned.
(c) Following childbirth.
(d) From scarlet fever.

13. Which of the following describes Henry and Anne's marriage ceremony?
(a) Secret.
(b) Short.
(c) Austere.
(d) Lavish.

14. Who was Thomas Culpepper?
(a) Henry's most trusted adviser.
(b) Henry's hunting companion.
(c) Henry's bedside servant.
(d) Henry's illegitimate son.

15. How was Henry depicted in a book that was written about Catherine Howard's life?
(a) As a strong leader.
(b) As a cruel and unforgiving man.
(c) As an understanding husband.
(d) As a horrid husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following a strange light in a small building, Henry discovered Thomas More in the middle of the night doing what?

2. What item did Anne insist on having after her daughter's birth that Katherine would not give her?

3. Who was Lady Rochfort?

4. Why was Anne isolated from men during the last month of her pregnancy?

5. What was the name of the son Jane Seymour gave birth to?

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