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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. As a child, what did Henry's mother have planned for his adult life?
(a) He would go abroad and marry a princess.
(b) He would serve his brother.
(c) He would join the military.
(d) He would enter the priesthood.

2. Why did Henry want to marry by private ceremony before his coronation?
(a) So that he and his wife could be crowned together.
(b) So that the public could not object to his bride.
(c) So that the Privy Council had no involvement in choosing his bride.
(d) So that he could marry as a common man.

3. After hearing Will Somers making crude observations, what position did Henry offer Will in his Court?
(a) Master of the hunt.
(b) Page.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Jester.

4. After being introduced to Thomas More, where did he and Henry spend an evening together?
(a) In Henry's library.
(b) At a hunting lodge.
(c) At a country pub.
(d) In Henry's rooftop observatory.

5. Who became Chancellor after the death of Cardinal Wolsey?
(a) Thomas Cranmer.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Charles Brandon.
(d) Thomas More.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry say brought him to Katherine's bed?

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

3. Who did Henry hear Will Somers sharing crude observations with?

4. Who was Thomas Wolsey?

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

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