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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry realize had happened when the King of France sent him a reply to a letter?
(a) That there was a spy in his Court.
(b) That he must dismiss everyone on his Privy Council.
(c) That the French welcomed peace.
(d) That someone had forged Henry's name.

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

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

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

5. On what day were Katherine and Henry crowned at Westminster Abbey?
(a) Hogmanay.
(b) Midsummer's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) St. Stephen's Day.

6. Who did Henry try to hide his interest in Anne Boleyn from?
(a) Anne's father.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

7. Henry took his army to war with which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Norway.
(d) Portugal.

8. How soon did Henry's son (Henry) with Katherine die after birth?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two years.

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

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

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

12. Who was Bessie Blount?
(a) A Tudor cousin.
(b) A woman Henry took as a mistress.
(c) Henry's childhood nurse.
(d) A popular singer.

13. After becoming king-apparent, how did the public react to Henry?
(a) With amusement.
(b) With disapproval.
(c) With worry over his age.
(d) With wild enthusiasm.

14. 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) Arrange trysts with her.
(d) Send her presents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After becoming king-apparent, why was Henry told he must limit his public appearances?

2. What did Henry offer to his illegitimate son and the boy's mother?

3. Who did Henry hear Will Somers sharing crude observations with?

4. In what year did Henry VIII die?

5. Who married a Spanish princess when Henry was ten-years-old?

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