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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was served at the Valentine's Day banquet that Henry held the day after Catherine's execution?
(a) Pig hearts.
(b) Foods in shades of red and white.
(c) Strictly food which Catherine detested.
(d) A replica of Henry and Catherine's wedding cake.

2. After the death of the Archbishop, who did Henry appoint to the role?
(a) Thomas Cromwell.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Charles Brandon.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

3. What lie did Anne tell to Henry some time after her first child was born?
(a) That she was not in love with him.
(b) That she was pregnant.
(c) That she wished for more children.
(d) That she had been faithful to him.

4. How did Henry become injured to the point that it was feared he would die?
(a) He participated in a joust.
(b) He fell from a carriage.
(c) He was trampled by a horse.
(d) He was accidently shot by an arrow.

5. 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 banished.
(c) She was stripped of her title.
(d) She was imprisoned.

6. Why was Anne isolated from men during the last month of her pregnancy?
(a) To prevent her baby from being switched at birth.
(b) To prevent men from seeking sexual relations.
(c) To prevent stress.
(d) To prevent men from witnessing the disturbing birthing rituals.

7. Henry had an attack where he lost consciousness for days. What caused this attack?
(a) A fever.
(b) A concussion.
(c) The festering sore on his leg.
(d) A parasitic infection.

8. 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) Charles Brandon.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

9. In order to get away from Anne, who did Henry go to stay with in the country?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) Katherine of Aragon.
(c) John Seymour.
(d) Mary Tudor.

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

11. 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.

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

13. What kind of literature did Henry discover in Cromwell's rooms?
(a) Heretic.
(b) Medical.
(c) Pornographic.
(d) Astrological.

14. What special gift did Henry give to Catherine at Christmas?
(a) A ring.
(b) A warship.
(c) A castle.
(d) Coins with her image.

15. How did Jane Seymour die?
(a) Following childbirth.
(b) Sweating sickness.
(c) She was poisoned.
(d) From scarlet fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did Henry publicly announce that he and Anne were married?

2. What would happen to those who did not sign the oath declaring the true heir to the throne?

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

4. How did Henry and Anne feel about the birth of their first child?

5. Who did Henry arrange to perform Anne's execution?

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