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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV through XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry name the child that his mistress gave birth to?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Henry Fitzroy.
(d) Edward.

2. Who did Henry ask to marry him after his father's death?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Catherine Parr.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Bessie Blount.

3. After his brother's death, what statement did Henry admit "colors his entire life"?
(a) That a king can have no friends.
(b) That family has no meaning for a monarch.
(c) That power is an aphrodesiac.
(d) That death is "hungry" for the heir to the throne.

4. Who was Bessie Blount?
(a) Henry's childhood nurse.
(b) A Tudor cousin.
(c) A popular singer.
(d) A woman Henry took as a mistress.

5. What gift did Henry try to give More when he found out about his interest in the stars and constellations?
(a) A moon-shaped brooch.
(b) An astrolabe.
(c) A telescope.
(d) An observatory.

Short Answer Questions

1. The relationship between England and which country is described as tenuous?

2. What did Will Somers send to Catherine, even though she did not want it?

3. What did Henry realize had happened when the King of France sent him a reply to a letter?

4. How old was Henry when his father died?

5. What did Henry pour lots of money into doing after taking over the Privy Council?

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