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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. When Henry arranged a tryst with Anne, what excuse for not meeting him did Anne send to Henry in a note?
(a) Her father disapproved of her meeting the King.
(b) She feared for her integrity if she met him.
(c) She was ill.
(d) She could not disrespect the Queen by meeting him.

2. What role did Henry note his father never assigned to any of his councilmen?
(a) Head of State.
(b) Protector.
(c) First Minister.
(d) Clerk.

3. What did Katherine announce as the first anniversary of her and Henry's coronation approaches?
(a) She wanted to join a convent.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) Her father had died.
(d) She wanted a divorce.

4. What health problem did Henry's father develop?
(a) Gout.
(b) A pestering sore.
(c) Chronic coughing.
(d) A chronic back problem.

5. What news did Will Somers tell Catherine about her parentage at the beginning of the book?
(a) Catherine is Cardinal Wolsey's daughter.
(b) Catherine is King Francis I's daughter.
(c) Catherine is King Henry's daughter.
(d) Catherine is Elizabeth Tudor's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Henry meet in France and have return with him to England to become his mistress?

2. What did Henry name the child that his mistress gave birth to?

3. What did More insist he would have to say if Henry presented him with a gift?

4. During Christmas festivities, what did Henry receive from the King of France?

5. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what did workmen have removed from the site?

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