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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Henry enraged to find out Wolsey had had an affair and had two sons?
(a) Wolsey was married to Henry's sister.
(b) Wolsey was a eunich.
(c) Wolsey had promised Henry he had no family.
(d) Wolsey was a priest.

3. 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.

4. After becoming king-apparent, why was Henry told he must limit his public appearances?
(a) To give proper respect to mourning for his father.
(b) To devote time to his new responsibilities.
(c) To maintain an air of mystery.
(d) To avoid dangerous situations.

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

6. When Henry arranged a tryst with Anne, what excuse for not meeting him did Anne send to Henry in a note?
(a) She feared for her integrity if she met him.
(b) She could not disrespect the Queen by meeting him.
(c) Her father disapproved of her meeting the King.
(d) She was ill.

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

8. When his father died, how did Henry feel about becoming king?
(a) Excited.
(b) Unprepared.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Resentful.

9. Whose son did Wolsey arrange for Bessie to marry?
(a) Lord Marshal.
(b) Lord Winchester.
(c) Lord Kyme.
(d) Lord Tyndale.

10. What did Wolsey arrange when a new organist came to Court?
(a) The organist to have a private audience with the King.
(b) The organist's assassination.
(c) A banquet in honor of the Queen.
(d) A concert.

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

12. What ailment caused Katherine constant pain by the time she was forty-years-old?
(a) A lame leg.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) A bad back.
(d) A festering sore.

13. What did Henry offer to his illegitimate son and the boy's mother?
(a) A place at Court.
(b) Nothing.
(c) To keep his relationship with them secret.
(d) To provide for them financially.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry say brought him to Katherine's bed?

2. What did Henry vow to do for his country on the day of his coronation?

3. What did Henry say of the half-formed, stillborn child Katherine delivered during the Christmas season?

4. When Katherine accompanied Henry to a meeting with Francis, what did Francis later say of her looks?

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

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