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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days after her son's birth did Jane Seymour die?
(a) Twenty days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Three days.

2. What did Henry and Jane name their firstborn son?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Charles.
(c) Henry.
(d) Edward.

3. What about Anne's personality quickly began to irritate the King after they married?
(a) Her temper tantrums.
(b) Her scheming.
(c) Her naivete.
(d) Her prudishness.

4. How did Anne react whenever Henry appeared to take notice of young women at court?
(a) She encouraged him to divorce her.
(b) She flirted with men.
(c) She became jealous.
(d) She became depressed.

5. Who was Henry Maddox?
(a) A guard.
(b) A tax collector.
(c) A clergyman.
(d) A school teacher.

6. Some time after marrying Henry, with whom did Katherine begin a flirtation?
(a) Thomas Seymour.
(b) Thomas Culpepper.
(c) Thomas Tallis.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

7. What does the author suggest may have caused Katherine Howard to be distracted from her marriage?
(a) Spending time with courtiers who were her own age.
(b) Henry's weight gain.
(c) Her newly found religious fervor.
(d) Henry's constant absence as he led his army.

8. After banishing Catherine of Aragon, what did Henry attempt to get world leaders to accept?
(a) Henry as a religious leader.
(b) Catherine of Aragon as an adulterer.
(c) A multi-nation treaty.
(d) Anne Boleyn as his consort.

9. Who was Lady Rochford?
(a) Anne Boleyn's aunt.
(b) The King's cousin.
(c) Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law.
(d) Anne Boleyn's nurse maid.

10. Who judged the marriage between Henry and Catherine of Aragon to be invalid in May 1532?
(a) Cardinal Wolsey.
(b) Archbishop Cranmer.
(c) The Pope in Rome.
(d) Henry himself.

11. What added urgency to Henry's need to divorce Catherine of Aragon in 1532?
(a) Catherine wanted to remarry.
(b) England went to war with Spain.
(c) Rumors spread that Henry was incapable of getting things done.
(d) Anne Boleyn became pregnant.

12. In Chapter 9, who is said to have gone with Henry to visit the French king?
(a) Princess Mary.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

13. What was the name of the young woman Henry met around 1535?
(a) Jane Seymour.
(b) Anna of Cleves.
(c) Arabella Stuart.
(d) Maria de Salinas.

14. How is the first meeting between Anna of Cleves and King Henry described?
(a) As tense.
(b) As comfortable.
(c) As aggressive.
(d) As awkward.

15. After Henry had banished Catherine of Aragon, what did he refuse to allow her to do?
(a) See Mary, their daughter.
(b) Contact anyone other than himself.
(c) Make arrangements to return to Spain.
(d) Attend church services.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of marriage did the King's advisors seek for him after the death of Queen Jane?

3. How old was Henry when he married Katherine Howard?

4. Whom did Katherine live with before she came to court?

5. Why did King Henry fall out of love with Anne Boleyn?

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