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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. Who was Will Somers?

2. What gift did Henry try to give More when he found out about his interest in the stars and constellations?

3. What ailment caused Katherine constant pain by the time she was forty-years-old?

4. In what year did Henry VIII die?

5. What role did Henry note his father never assigned to any of his councilmen?

Short Essay Questions

1. At age eleven, how did Henry feel about being betrothed to Katherine of Aragon?

2. Why was Henry angered by the refusal by Anne Boleyn's father to allow his daughter to return to Court?

3. Why did Henry decide to have his son, Henry Fitzroy, brought to Court and knighted?

4. How did Henry say things changed between he and Katherine after the death of their first child?

5. For what reasons were Henry and his brother Arthur envious of each other?

6. Why did Henry begin to seek an annulment to his marriage with Katherine?

7. Why did Thomas More refuse to accept a gift of an astrolabe from Henry?

8. What was significant about the letter Henry received from the King of France right after becoming King?

9. What was the public response to Henry when he inherited the throne?

10. What information did Wolsey give Henry about the possibility of divorcing Katherine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Henry's struggles and the obstacles he faces. What are they usually in relation to? How does he cope and/or overcome them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. How did Henry and Anne meet? How did Anne affect Henry's reign and the history of England? What caused her demise? Why is she such a memorable historical figure?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the presence of religion in "The Autobiography of Henry VIII". What is going on with the Catholic Church and the Pope in regards to Henry's divorce? What does Henry do to get what he desires in this situation? How does it affect England?

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