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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. To whom was the Princess Mary, Henry and Katherine's daughter, first betrothed?
2. Which of these was not an order issued to King Henry VIII from the Pope?
3. To whom did Anne become secretly engaged in 1523?
4. For whose execution did Katherine of Aragon always feel somewhat responsible?
5. Whose residence was at Hampton Court?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Anne Boleyn humiliate Queen Katherine in 1532?
2. What were the two main factors that converged in 1527 to spur King Henry VIII to action regarding the dissolution of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon?
3. How did Anne Boleyn persuade the King of England to propose marriage to her?
4. Describe the Princess Mary's childhood.
5. Describe the appearance of Anne Boleyn.
6. Why did King Henry VII deliberately delay making a decision about whether or not Katherine of Aragon should accompany her husband to Ludlow?
7. How did Queen Isabella's death affect her daughter, Katherine of Aragon, politically?
8. From where did Weir get the information she used to write "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"?
9. Why was the court closed during Christmas, 1517?
10. Describe the legate Campeggio's first meeting with King Henry VIII.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Please discuss how the Renaissance affected the events of the reign of Henry VIII and his wives. For instance, Erasmus and humanism were an enormous part of the Renaissance. What was humanism and how did that philosophy play out in court? What other major components of the Renaissance made an impact on the lives of English royalty?
Essay Topic 2
How does the author use novelistic techniques (suspense, narrative arc, subplots, thematic considerations, etc.) to turn history into a story? Be specific.
Essay Topic 3
In a well-thought-out essay, discuss the use of foreshadowing in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." Consider the ways in which one person's fate seems to foretell another's, etc.
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