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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. How soon after the coronation did Katherine become pregnant?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One month.
(d) One year.

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

3. Who became Chancellor after the death of Cardinal Wolsey?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Charles Brandon.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

4. When he became interested in Anne Boleyn, what did Henry order Wolsey to do?
(a) Arrange trysts with her.
(b) Break her betrothal.
(c) Have her come to live at Court.
(d) Send her presents.

5. Where was the Boleyn family home?
(a) Hever Castle.
(b) Grosmont Castle.
(c) Hampton Court.
(d) Newbury Castle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After becoming king-apparent, how did the public react to Henry?

3. Henry took his army to war with which country?

4. What did Henry name his daughter, born of Katherine's sixth pregnancy?

5. Henry noted that Francis had purchased a painting by which artist?

Short Essay Questions

1. At age eleven, how did Henry feel about being betrothed to Katherine of Aragon?

2. For what reasons were Henry and his brother Arthur envious of each other?

3. How did Katherine's first pregnancy end, and what happened to the child?

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

5. How did Henry come to give Will Somers the position of jester in his Court?

6. Why was the legitimacy of Henry's daughter, Mary, questioned when Henry began trying to arrange a marriage for her?

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

8. Why did Thomas More refuse to accept a gift of an astrolabe from Henry?

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

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

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