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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes Henry and Anne's marriage ceremony?

2. What did the Pope threaten Henry with if he did not return to Katherine?

3. What did Henry discover about Anne of Cleves after marrying her?

4. Who did Brandon announce he would marry?

5. Who did Henry say Catherine slept with while he was out hunting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lesser charge than treason did Henry give Catherine Howard the opportunity to admit to?

2. After marrying Anne, what message did Henry receive from the Pope?

3. With Henry turning his interest toward Jane Seymour, how did he test her?

4. After Katherine's death, what did her embalmer tell Henry?

5. Why did Henry begin to suspect Anne Boleyn was a witch?

6. How did the public react to Anne Boleyn?

7. Why did Henry have Cromwell tried for treason?

8. What accusations against Catherine Howard were collected by Thomas Cranmer?

9. On what grounds did Henry have his marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled?

10. What happened to John Fisher and Thomas More when they refused to sign the oath declaring Elizabeth the true heir to the throne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel. What is the genre of the novel, and what are the elements of this kind of genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Will Somers. Who is he and what does he contribute to the novel? What relationship does he have with Henry VIII?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Henry's sixth wife, Catherine Parr. How did Henry meet Catherine? Describe their relationship. Who does Henry compare Catherine to and why? What other man was in Catherine's life during their marriage, and how did Henry react to this realization? How did their relationship end?

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