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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Henry when he became betrothed for the first time?
(a) Nineteen years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Eleven years old.
(d) Twenty-three years old.

4. For what reason did Henry justify the execution of his father's two financial officers?
(a) For impersonating the King.
(b) For putting his father's immortal soul in danger.
(c) For treason.
(d) For betraying the trust of the English people.

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

6. What did Henry say of the half-formed, stillborn child Katherine delivered during the Christmas season?
(a) It is a punishment from God.
(b) It is the result of his wife's recklessness.
(c) It is the spawn of the devil.
(d) It is without a soul.

7. What news did Will Somers tell Catherine about her parentage at the beginning of the book?
(a) Catherine is King Henry's daughter.
(b) Catherine is King Francis I's daughter.
(c) Catherine is Cardinal Wolsey's daughter.
(d) Catherine is Elizabeth Tudor's daughter.

8. What health problem did Henry's father develop?
(a) A pestering sore.
(b) Gout.
(c) A chronic back problem.
(d) Chronic coughing.

9. How did young Henry refer to his intended bride?
(a) As his brother's 'leavings'.
(b) As his brother's 'Spaniard'.
(c) As his 'darling'.
(d) As 'the widow.'

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

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

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

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

14. After learning about Wolsey's sons, why did Henry have hatred for God?
(a) God took Henry's own son but let Wolsey's bastard sons live in health.
(b) He found that men in God's service were always corrupt.
(c) Henry blamed God for luring Wolsey into a disgusting arrangement.
(d) Henry felt God granted Wolsey more power than he had even as King.

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) That kings can have no friends.
(c) To remember that you are a man as well as a king.
(d) To never forget that a king's word is most powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Henry meet in France and have return with him to England to become his mistress?

2. What did Henry pour lots of money into doing after taking over the Privy Council?

3. When he became interested in Anne Boleyn, what did Henry order Wolsey to do?

4. Who was Will Somers?

5. What was the name of the baby born of Katherine's fourth pregnancy?

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