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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Bessie Blount?
(a) Henry's childhood nurse.
(b) A woman Henry took as a mistress.
(c) A popular singer.
(d) A Tudor cousin.

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

3. What did Will Somers send to Catherine, even though she did not want it?
(a) Her mother's wedding ring.
(b) Her father's journal.
(c) Her mother's necklace.
(d) Her father's Bible.

4. Where did Henry's brother, Arthur, die?
(a) An Irish monastery.
(b) A Welsh castle.
(c) Scotland.
(d) At home.

5. Why did Henry begin to seek an annulment from Katherine?
(a) Henry had recurring dreams where Anne was Queen.
(b) Anne refused to lay with a married man.
(c) Katherine was ill.
(d) Katherine repulsed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry pour lots of money into doing after taking over the Privy Council?

2. In what year did Henry VIII die?

3. During Christmas festivities, what did Henry receive from the King of France?

4. After becoming king-apparent, why was Henry told he must limit his public appearances?

5. How long did Henry say he remained celibate as he awaited a decision on his annulment request?

Short Essay Questions

1. Following his brother's death, what statement from Henry's mother was said to have had a lasting effect on him?

2. What health problem did Henry's father develop, and how did Henry feel about the possibility that his father would die?

3. How did Henry say things changed between he and Katherine after the death of their first child?

4. Why did Henry begin to seek an annulment to his marriage with Katherine?

5. What prompted Henry to send Anne Boleyn back to her family home, Hever?

6. At the beginning of the novel, who does Will Somers carry out a correspondence with, and what news does he share in his letters?

7. What preparations were made for the meeting between Henry and Francis at Calais?

8. What was the public response to Henry when he inherited the throne?

9. Who did Wolsey arrange for Bessie Blount to marry, and what worried Henry about this arrangement?

10. What did Henry discover about Wolsey at the Lark's Morning inn?

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