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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Christmas festivities, what did Henry receive from the King of France?
(a) A dead songbird.
(b) A bejewelled sword.
(c) A silver harp.
(d) A rancid meat pie.

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

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

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

5. What did Will Somers send to Catherine, even though she did not want it?
(a) Her father's journal.
(b) Her mother's necklace.
(c) Her mother's wedding ring.
(d) Her father's Bible.

6. What did Henry say brought him to Katherine's bed?
(a) Desire for an heir.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Desire for his wife.
(d) Kingly responsibility.

7. Where was the Boleyn family home?
(a) Hever Castle.
(b) Grosmont Castle.
(c) Hampton Court.
(d) Newbury Castle.

8. Who married a Spanish princess when Henry was ten-years-old?
(a) The French King.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Henry.
(d) Henry's father.

9. What happened to the third child Katherine delivered?
(a) It was stillborn.
(b) It was born too early and dies.
(c) It was healthy.
(d) It was born deformed and taken away.

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

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

12. Whose son did Wolsey arrange for Bessie to marry?
(a) Lord Winchester.
(b) Lord Marshal.
(c) Lord Kyme.
(d) Lord Tyndale.

13. Why did it anger Henry when Anne Boleyn's father refused to allow her to return to Court after Wolsey had ordered her away?
(a) Henry had told Wolsey not to order her away.
(b) Henry had special plans for Anne at Court.
(c) Anne Boleyn's father had a habit of disobeying Henry.
(d) It showed Henry that many people respected Wolsey's word more than his own.

14. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what was largely used to construct two cities?
(a) Papier mache.
(b) Timber.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Straw.

15. How old was Henry when his father died?
(a) Fourteen years old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Twelve years old.
(d) Seventeen years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became Chancellor after the death of Cardinal Wolsey?

2. Henry stated that when growing up, the young men around him didn't realize he was heir to the throne. What does Will Somers interject is the tendency of most kings?

3. In what year did Henry VIII die?

4. How soon did Henry's son (Henry) with Katherine die after birth?

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

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