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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVIII through XLI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Henry's father's final piece of advice to Henry before dying?
(a) To remember that you are a man as well as a king.
(b) That he should have eyes in the back of his head.
(c) That kings can have no friends.
(d) To never forget that a king's word is most powerful.

2. How old was Henry's son, Henry Fitzroy, when he was knighted?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Seventeen years old.
(d) Ten years old.

3. Who did Henry try to hide his interest in Anne Boleyn from?
(a) Cardinal Wolsey.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Anne's father.
(d) Mary Boleyn.

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

5. When Katherine accompanied Henry to a meeting with Francis, what did Francis later say of her looks?
(a) That she was horse-faced.
(b) That her looks rivaled Helen of Troy's.
(c) That she was the most handsome woman he had seen.
(d) That she looked old.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. After his brother's death, what statement did Henry admit "colors his entire life"?

5. What did Wolsey arrange when a new organist came to Court?

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