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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters LXXXVII through CXIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Henry meet in France and have return with him to England to become his mistress?
(a) Anne Brandon.
(b) Catherine Howard.
(c) Margaret Holland.
(d) Mary Boleyn.

2. Where did Henry and Catherine travel on their annual trip known as the "Progress"?
(a) To France.
(b) To Wales.
(c) To northern England.
(d) To Cornwall.

3. How did Henry's mother die?
(a) From tuberculosis.
(b) In a carriage accident.
(c) After childbirth.
(d) She was murdered.

4. What was discovered about Catherine Howard's past, which led to arrests?
(a) She had aborted a number of pregnancies.
(b) She was a devout Protestant.
(c) She had been married to an enemy of Henry.
(d) She had had many lovers.

5. Why did Henry decide to knight his son, Henry Fitzroy?
(a) Because Henry Fitzroy's mother insisted.
(b) To stop people from treating Henry Fitzroy with disrespect.
(c) To make it possible for Henry Fitzroy to live at Court.
(d) Because having a daughter as his heir would cause turmoil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry offer to his illegitimate son and the boy's mother?

2. 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?

3. What happened to Katherine when she refused to sign the oath declaring the true heir to the throne?

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

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

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