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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Henry depicted in a book that was written about Catherine Howard's life?
(a) As an understanding husband.
(b) As a cruel and unforgiving man.
(c) As a strong leader.
(d) As a horrid husband.

2. What did Henry instruct Cromwell to do about Anne when he returned to London from the country?
(a) Lock her up in the dungeon.
(b) Find a way for him to divorce Anne.
(c) Keep her away from their baby.
(d) Keep a close eye on her.

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

4. Who did Henry arrange to perform Anne's execution?
(a) A relative of Anne.
(b) Thomas Cranmer.
(c) A French swordsman.
(d) He chooses to do it himself.

5. Who was Charles Brandon?
(a) The widower of Henry's sister, Mary.
(b) Henry's closest adviser.
(c) The son of Henry VIII.
(d) Henry's enemy.

6. What did the Pope threaten Henry with if he did not return to Katherine?
(a) Eternal damnation.
(b) Imprisonment.
(c) Execution.
(d) Excommunication.

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

8. What was the name of the son Jane Seymour gave birth to?
(a) George.
(b) Edward.
(c) John.
(d) Henry.

9. What did Catherine and Henry celebrate at Hampton?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Their marriage.
(d) New Year's.

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

11. Agitated by Catherine's death, who did Henry send for to share Mass and a meal with him?
(a) Will Somers.
(b) Charles Brandon.
(c) Mary Tudor.
(d) The Widow Parr.

12. What did a physician find in Catherine Howard's womb?
(a) A pebble.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A fetus.
(d) A growth.

13. Upon Henry's return to London, an oath declaring someone as the true heir to the throne was circulated. Who was the person named in that oath?
(a) Henry Fitzroy.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Charles Brandon.
(d) Mary.

14. What did Henry believe he saw on Valentine's night, the day after Catherine's execution?
(a) A sign from God that he did the right thing.
(b) Catherine's family weeping in the garden.
(c) Catherine's ghost.
(d) His future wife.

15. What did Henry learn Katherine had appealed to the Pope to do?
(a) To intervene on her behalf in England's affairs.
(b) To make peace with England.
(c) To forgive Henry for his sins.
(d) To allow Katherine to serve him in Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his marriage to Anne, why was a message from the Pope never received by Henry?

2. Where did Henry and Anne get married?

3. Who did Henry say Catherine slept with while he was out hunting?

4. Why was Henry tied to his bed after learning the truth about Catherine's past?

5. Why was Anne isolated from men during the last month of her pregnancy?

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