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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Because having a daughter as his heir would cause turmoil.
(d) To make it possible for Henry Fitzroy to live at Court.

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

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

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

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

6. When he became interested in Anne Boleyn, what did Henry order Wolsey to do?
(a) Break her betrothal.
(b) Have her come to live at Court.
(c) Send her presents.
(d) Arrange trysts with her.

7. What did Henry vow to do for his country on the day of his coronation?
(a) Everything he could.
(b) Conquer the world in England's name.
(c) Bring peace to the people.
(d) Make it wealthy.

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

9. 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.

10. What did Henry name his daughter, born of Katherine's sixth pregnancy?
(a) Mary.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Elizabeth.

11. 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) Anne Boleyn's father had a habit of disobeying Henry.
(b) It showed Henry that many people respected Wolsey's word more than his own.
(c) Henry had special plans for Anne at Court.
(d) Henry had told Wolsey not to order her away.

12. Which of the following did Henry say he would NOT make Anne Boleyn become?
(a) His confidante.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His lover.
(d) His friend.

13. How did Henry say his mother treated him as a child?
(a) She worked to build up his confidence.
(b) She doted on him.
(c) She mistrusted him.
(d) She payed him little attention.

14. 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 a king can have no friends.
(c) That family has no meaning for a monarch.
(d) That power is an aphrodesiac.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Henry's father's final piece of advice to Henry before dying?

3. To which group did Henry offer financial support after taking over the Privy Council?

4. After instructing him to find out the costs of going to war, where did Henry find Wolsey staying?

5. The relationship between England and which country is described as tenuous?

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