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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these men was not one assisted by Anne Boleyn?
(a) Thomas Winter.
(b) Nicholas Bourbon.
(c) Henry Carey.
(d) Reginald Pole.

2. Who died a full traitor's death on December 10, 1541?
(a) Francis Dereham.
(b) Henry Madox.
(c) Thomas Culpeper.
(d) Lady Rochford.

3. With whom did Anne Boleyn become estranged in the autumn of 1534?
(a) Thomas Boleyn.
(b) George Boleyn.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Thomas Cromwell.

4. What title was given to Thomas Cromwell in January, 1535?
(a) Bishop of York.
(b) Lord Mayor of London.
(c) Vicar General.
(d) Lord Chancellor of England.

5. In 1541, whose execution was one of the ghastliest atrocities of Henry VIII's reign?
(a) Thomas Abell's.
(b) Robert Barnes'.
(c) Margaret Pole's.
(d) Edward Powell's.

6. Who was behind a plot to replace Queen Katherine in late 1546?
(a) Sir Thomas Seymour.
(b) Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
(c) Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton.
(d) Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.

7. With whom did Katherine Howard have a pre-contract before she married the King?
(a) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(b) Thomas Culpeper.
(c) John Lascelles.
(d) Francis Dereham.

8. Who became Lord Chancellor in April, 1544?
(a) Sir Thomas Seymour.
(b) Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester.
(c) Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton..
(d) Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.

9. Who was executed at the Tower of London on July 28, 1540?
(a) Thomas Cranmer.
(b) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(c) Thomas Cromwell.
(d) Geoffrey Pole.

10. Who went mad in the Tower of London?
(a) The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk.
(b) Lady Jane Rochford.
(c) Katherine Howard.
(d) Thomas Culpeper.

11. Who became the King's mistress in February, 1535?
(a) Madge Shelton.
(b) Anne Gainsford.
(c) Elizabeth Holland.
(d) Jane Seymour.

12. Who was sent to move Queen Katherine to Fotheringhay Castle in December, 1533?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) The Earl of Wiltshire.
(c) The Duke of Suffolk.
(d) The Duke of Surrey.

13. What was the "Valor Ecclesiasticus"?
(a) An homage to the virtue of Queen Katherine.
(b) A treatise about the reforms in the church.
(c) A report on the wealth of the church.
(d) An homage to the bravery of King Henry VIII.

14. What color did King Henry VIII wear to mourn Queen Jane?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

15. Of what did King Edward VI die?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Plague.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the rebellion of autumn, 1536 known as?

3. What bird became Jane Seymour's personal emblem?

4. What controversial legislative act was passed in March, 1534?

5. What did Anne give Henry for Christmas in 1533?

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