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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. When he realized his Council was still acting for the dead king and not him, what type of man did Henry seek to add to his Council?
(a) One who would be loyal only to him.
(b) One who would act as a saboteur.
(c) One who would take over his responsibilities as King.
(d) One who would influence the other members.

2. After his brother's death, what statement did Henry admit "colors his entire life"?
(a) That death is "hungry" for the heir to the throne.
(b) That power is an aphrodesiac.
(c) That family has no meaning for a monarch.
(d) That a king can have no friends.

3. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what did workmen have removed from the site?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A bog.
(c) Ruins of a church.
(d) A hill.

4. How long did Wolsey promise Bessie she could live with her son, Henry Fitzroy?
(a) Only until Henry Fitzroy was ten-years-old.
(b) Only until he was weaned.
(c) Only until Henry divorced Katherine.
(d) Only until a legitimate male heir to the throne was born.

5. What did Henry worry about concerning the man Bessie married?
(a) That he will go mad.
(b) That he will abuse Bessie.
(c) That he will plot against Henry for the throne.
(d) That he will claim Henry's son as his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news did Will Somers tell Catherine about her parentage at the beginning of the book?

2. Where did Henry's brother, Arthur, die?

3. What ailment caused Katherine constant pain by the time she was forty-years-old?

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

5. Why did Henry decide to knight his son, Henry Fitzroy?

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