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

2. At age fourteen, why did Henry sign an annulment to his betrothal?
(a) On the grounds that the union no longer satisfied the parties involved.
(b) On the grounds that the union was treasonous.
(c) On the grounds that the bride-to-be was ill.
(d) On the grounds that the union would be incestuous.

3. For what reason did Henry justify the execution of his father's two financial officers?
(a) For treason.
(b) For betraying the trust of the English people.
(c) For impersonating the King.
(d) For putting his father's immortal soul in danger.

4. In what year did Henry VIII die?
(a) 1550.
(b) 1554.
(c) 1558.
(d) 1547.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Pope threaten Henry with if he did not return to Katherine?

2. Who was Bessie Blount?

3. When Katherine accompanied Henry to a meeting with Francis, what did Francis later say of her looks?

4. As he was seeking his annulment, who did Henry become estranged from?

5. Why did Henry want to marry by private ceremony before his coronation?

(see the answer key)

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