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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which group did Henry offer financial support after taking over the Privy Council?
(a) Architects.
(b) The clergy.
(c) Artists.
(d) The military.

2. Where did Henry's brother, Arthur, die?
(a) An Irish monastery.
(b) A Welsh castle.
(c) At home.
(d) Scotland.

3. How did Henry's mother die?
(a) After childbirth.
(b) From tuberculosis.
(c) She was murdered.
(d) In a carriage accident.

4. How did Henry say his mother treated him as a child?
(a) She worked to build up his confidence.
(b) She mistrusted him.
(c) She doted on him.
(d) She payed him little attention.

5. What did Henry learn pearls are symbolic of?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Youth.
(c) Children.
(d) Tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. After taking over the Privy Council, what did Henry discover that two of his father's financial officers had been doing?

2. Who did Henry say was visibly relieved by his first marriage?

3. As a child, what did Henry's mother have planned for his adult life?

4. At age fourteen, why did Henry sign an annulment to his betrothal?

5. When his father died, how did Henry feel about becoming king?

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