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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Jane Seymour: Chapter 11, Very Modest Behavior, Chapter 12, The Third Marriage, and Chapter 13, Entirely Beloved.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was there disappointment surrounding the birth of Catherine and Henry's child in 1516?
(a) The baby was not a boy.
(b) The baby was deformed.
(c) The baby was not fair-skinned.
(d) The baby was not a girl.

2. What does the author claim about much of what is widely-believed about Henry VIII's wives?
(a) It is the tip of the iceberg of what is actually known about them.
(b) It is uninteresting.
(c) It is historically wrong.
(d) It is accurate.

3. How old was Prince Henry when Arthur and Catherine married?
(a) Fourteen years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Eighteen years old.
(d) Sixteen years old.

4. Where was Anne Boleyn taken after she was arrested in 1536?
(a) To Westminster Abbey.
(b) To St. James' Palace.
(c) One of Henry's palaces outside London.
(d) The Tower of London.

5. After marrying Jane Seymour, what did Henry decide to do for Mary, his daughter?
(a) Build a country home for her.
(b) Reinstate her as one of his heirs.
(c) Send her to stay with her mother's family in Spain.
(d) Choose her husband for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Henry decide he must have a divorce from Catherine of Aragon?

2. At the tribunal in 1529, what did Catherine claim about King Henry?

3. What were the religious rebellions which occurred after Henry married Jane Seymour provoked by?

4. In what month was Anne Boleyn executed?

5. What added urgency to Henry's need to divorce Catherine of Aragon in 1532?

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