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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Katherine when she refused to sign the oath declaring the true heir to the throne?
(a) She was imprisoned.
(b) She was banished.
(c) She was stripped of her title.
(d) She was whipped.

2. What was discovered about Catherine Howard's past, which led to arrests?
(a) She had had many lovers.
(b) She had aborted a number of pregnancies.
(c) She was a devout Protestant.
(d) She had been married to an enemy of Henry.

3. While visiting her daughter, what did Mary beg Henry for?
(a) To let her live with her mother.
(b) To marry a man she had fallen in love with.
(c) To join a convent.
(d) To allow her to live with Henry.

4. In which month did Henry and Anne get married?
(a) April.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) June.

5. Who did Henry go to visit on the night of a lunar eclipse?
(a) Mary Tudor.
(b) Charles Brandon.
(c) Thomas More.
(d) Katherine of Aragon.

6. How long did Henry give Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher to change their minds about signing the oath declaring the true heir to the throne?
(a) A fortnight.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year and one day.

7. Where did Henry arrange to go with an array of men from his Court?
(a) Out to sea.
(b) On a hunting trip.
(c) France.
(d) On a pilgrimmage.

8. Where did Henry and Catherine travel on their annual trip known as the "Progress"?
(a) To northern England.
(b) To Wales.
(c) To France.
(d) To Cornwall.

9. After his marriage to Anne, why was a message from the Pope never received by Henry?
(a) The messenger lost the message.
(b) Henry burned the message before reading it.
(c) He refused to see the messenger.
(d) The messenger was killed by Anne's men.

10. Who wrote, "mine eyes desire you above all things" to Henry?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Jane Seymour.

11. Who did Catherine masquerade as at a masque, appalling Henry?
(a) A devil.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) An angel.
(d) Jezebel.

12. Who did Henry say Catherine slept with while he was out hunting?
(a) Her cousin, Thomas.
(b) Charles Brandon.
(c) Her first love, John.
(d) Thomas Wyatt.

13. Where did Henry and Anne get married?
(a) Winchester Cathedral.
(b) Bridewell Palace.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Windsor Castle.

14. Who did Henry expect to meet with on the Progress trip?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The King of France.
(c) His nephew, King James of Scotland.
(d) His children.

15. Why was Henry tied to his bed after learning the truth about Catherine's past?
(a) To keep him from disturbing the trial.
(b) To stop him from hurting others.
(c) To stop him from hurting himself.
(d) To keep him from marrying again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was served at the Valentine's Day banquet that Henry held the day after Catherine's execution?

2. How was Henry depicted in a book that was written about Catherine Howard's life?

3. How did Henry become injured to the point that it was feared he would die?

4. Who did Brandon announce he would marry?

5. What did Henry learn Katherine had appealed to the Pope to do?

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