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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Henry's father's final piece of advice to Henry before dying?
(a) That kings can have no friends.
(b) To never forget that a king's word is most powerful.
(c) To remember that you are a man as well as a king.
(d) That he should have eyes in the back of his head.

5. The relationship between England and which country is described as tenuous?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

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

7. Who was Will Somers?
(a) King Henry's Court fool.
(b) King Henry's almoner.
(c) King Henry's doorward.
(d) King Henry's organist.

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

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

10. 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.

11. What did Katherine announce as the first anniversary of her and Henry's coronation approaches?
(a) Her father had died.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She wanted a divorce.
(d) She wanted to join a convent.

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

13. What role did Henry note his father never assigned to any of his councilmen?
(a) Protector.
(b) First Minister.
(c) Head of State.
(d) Clerk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what did workmen have removed from the site?

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

3. After his brother's death, what statement did Henry admit "colors his entire life"?

4. What health problem did Henry's father develop?

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

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