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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. Who married a Spanish princess when Henry was ten-years-old?
(a) The French King.
(b) Henry.
(c) Henry's father.
(d) Arthur.

2. What did Henry realize had happened when the King of France sent him a reply to a letter?
(a) That he must dismiss everyone on his Privy Council.
(b) That there was a spy in his Court.
(c) That the French welcomed peace.
(d) That someone had forged Henry's name.

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

4. How soon did Henry's son (Henry) with Katherine die after birth?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two hours.

5. Who was Will Somers?
(a) King Henry's Court fool.
(b) King Henry's almoner.
(c) King Henry's organist.
(d) King Henry's doorward.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day were Katherine and Henry crowned at Westminster Abbey?

3. What did Henry say of the half-formed, stillborn child Katherine delivered during the Christmas season?

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

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

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