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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The 'Great Matter': Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did King Henry VIII begin an affair in September, 1535?
(a) Madge Shelton.
(b) Jane Seymour.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Anne Gainsford.

2. Of what did King Henry VII die?
(a) A fall from a horse.
(b) A jousting injury.
(c) Old age.
(d) Consumption.

3. Who suggested a new solution to the King's marital quagmire in September, 1529?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) Edward Fox.
(c) Thomas Cranmer.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

4. On what day was Anne Boleyn executed?
(a) May 19, 1536.
(b) May 17, 1536.
(c) May 18, 1536.
(d) May 20, 1536.

5. What book did Anne Boleyn read and share with the King, who approved of it despite its place on the banned list?
(a) "A Glass of the Truth."
(b) "Utopia."
(c) "The Obedience of a Christian Man, and how Christian Kings ought to Govern."
(d) "The Supplication of Beggars."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death in November, 1504, radically changed the political landscape of Europe?

2. Which of Henry VIII's wives died from complications during childbirth?

3. Which of these men arrested in conjunction with Queen Anne's alleged crimes was arrested, but never charged?

4. At what time in her life could a woman gain the upper hand?

5. Which of Anne's accused lovers was a musician?

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