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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 health problem did Henry's father develop?
(a) Gout.
(b) A pestering sore.
(c) A chronic back problem.
(d) Chronic coughing.

2. The book begins with a series of letters written between Will Somers and whom?
(a) Catherine Knollys.
(b) Catherine Buckley.
(c) Catherine Peabody.
(d) Catherine Montclaire.

3. What news did Will Somers tell Catherine about her parentage at the beginning of the book?
(a) Catherine is Elizabeth Tudor's daughter.
(b) Catherine is King Francis I's daughter.
(c) Catherine is King Henry's daughter.
(d) Catherine is Cardinal Wolsey's daughter.

4. What did Henry offer to his illegitimate son and the boy's mother?
(a) A place at Court.
(b) To provide for them financially.
(c) Nothing.
(d) To keep his relationship with them secret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Henry VIII die?

2. Who did Henry ask to marry him after his father's death?

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

4. What did Henry vow to do for his country on the day of his coronation?

5. How old was Henry's son, Henry Fitzroy, when he was knighted?

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