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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What self-penned book did More present Henry with at Christmas?
(a) Wars of the Roses.
(b) On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Defence of the Seven Sacraments.

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

4. 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 go abroad and marry a princess.
(d) He would serve his brother.

5. Katherine said she would enter a convent and become a nun only if Henry did what?
(a) Disposed of Anne Boleyn.
(b) Took the vow of a monk.
(c) Disinherited Mary.
(d) Allowed her to keep her title.

6. To which group did Henry offer financial support after taking over the Privy Council?
(a) The clergy.
(b) Artists.
(c) The military.
(d) Architects.

7. Henry noted that Francis had purchased a painting by which artist?
(a) Titian.
(b) Hans Holbein.
(c) Albrecht Dürer.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci.

8. Why did Henry begin to seek an annulment from Katherine?
(a) Henry had recurring dreams where Anne was Queen.
(b) Katherine was ill.
(c) Katherine repulsed him.
(d) Anne refused to lay with a married man.

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

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

11. During what festivities did Henry first see Anne Boleyn?
(a) New Year festivities.
(b) Knighting festivities.
(c) Midsummer festivities.
(d) Christmas festivities.

12. 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 Cardinal Wolsey's daughter.
(c) Catherine is King Henry's daughter.
(d) Catherine is King Francis I's daughter.

13. After taking over the Privy Council, what did Henry discover that two of his father's financial officers had been doing?
(a) Under-taxing the poor.
(b) Spying for the French.
(c) Extorting money from the people.
(d) Blackmailing his mother.

14. Who became Chancellor after the death of Cardinal Wolsey?
(a) Charles Brandon.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Thomas Cromwell.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

15. Why did Henry want to marry by private ceremony before his coronation?
(a) So that the Privy Council had no involvement in choosing his bride.
(b) So that he could marry as a common man.
(c) So that he and his wife could be crowned together.
(d) So that the public could not object to his bride.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry learn pearls are symbolic of?

2. On what day were Katherine and Henry crowned at Westminster Abbey?

3. Who was Will Somers?

4. Who was Bessie Blount?

5. How did young Henry refer to his intended bride?

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