View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wifely chore was Anne Boleyn furious to discover that King Henry VIII was giving to Queen Katherine instead of herself?
(a) Mending his shirts.
(b) Tasting his food.
(c) Cutting his hair.
(d) Choosing the menus.

2. Which of these was not an order issued to King Henry VIII from the Pope?
(a) To put away Anne Boleyn.
(b) To appear in Rome for the trial of his case.
(c) To marry Anne without annuling his first marriage.
(d) Not to remarry before he gave a decision on the case.

3. In what language did Prince Arthur converse with his bride-to-be?
(a) Latin.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) French.

4. What was the primary responsibility of a queen?
(a) To manage the king's household.
(b) To bear heirs.
(c) To entertain visiting dignitaries.
(d) To advise the king.

5. Which of Henry VIII's wives took as her motto, "No other will than his"?
(a) Anne of Cleves.
(b) Jane Seymour.
(c) Katherine Howard.
(d) Katherine of Aragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What palace was renovated and renamed Whitehall for Anne Boleyn?

2. Who was King Henry VIII's first known mistress?

3. What was Cardinal Campeggio carrying with him in secret when he came to London from Rome?

4. Who contracted the "sweating sickness" in the summer of 1528?

5. How many babies were born to Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where did Weir get the information she used to write "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"?

2. What was Thomas Cranmer's solution to the King's marital quandary?

3. Describe the legate Campeggio's first meeting with King Henry VIII.

4. Describe the state of women's rights during the Tudor period.

5. How was King Henry VIII betrayed by his father-in-law?

6. How was Princess Mary affected by the King's determination to annul his marriage to her mother?

7. Describe Katherine of Aragon's journey from her home in Spain to England.

8. How did Henry VIII earn the title "Fidei Defensor"?

9. How did Anne Boleyn persuade the King of England to propose marriage to her?

10. Describe the appearance of Anne Boleyn.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,381 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample