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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XLII through LVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Henry decide to knight his son, Henry Fitzroy?
(a) To stop people from treating Henry Fitzroy with disrespect.
(b) Because Henry Fitzroy's mother insisted.
(c) Because having a daughter as his heir would cause turmoil.
(d) To make it possible for Henry Fitzroy to live at Court.

2. What did Henry pour lots of money into doing after taking over the Privy Council?
(a) Building his navy.
(b) Renovating castles.
(c) Social services.
(d) Acquiring art.

3. Who did Henry hear Will Somers sharing crude observations with?
(a) A group of ladies-in-waiting.
(b) Anne Boleyn and her brother, George.
(c) Wool merchants.
(d) The Court's musicians.

4. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what did workmen have removed from the site?
(a) A bog.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A hill.
(d) Ruins of a church.

5. How long did Henry say he remained celibate as he awaited a decision on his annulment request?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six years.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Boleyn family home?

2. What does Will Somers say is brought into question by the deaths of Henry's sons?

3. Who did Henry ask to marry him after his father's death?

4. What did Henry vow to do for his country on the day of his coronation?

5. How old was Henry's son, Henry Fitzroy, when he was knighted?

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