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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Why did Thomas More resign from his role as Chancellor?
(a) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(b) He could not embrace Henry's policies.
(c) He was too ill to take on the duties.
(d) He could not work with the erratic King.

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

5. What did Henry start to believe happened to those who crossed Anne?
(a) They went insane.
(b) They met an untimely death.
(c) They disappeared.
(d) They lost their wealth.

6. As he attempted to have his marriage annulled, where did Henry have Katherine sent to live?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Windsor.
(c) Hever.
(d) Ampthill.

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

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

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

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

11. Who was Thomas Culpepper?
(a) Henry's hunting companion.
(b) Henry's illegitimate son.
(c) Henry's most trusted adviser.
(d) Henry's bedside servant.

12. What was St. Oswerth's?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) A palace.
(d) A convent.

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

14. Who was Lady Rochfort?
(a) Catherine Howard's mother.
(b) Henry's mistress.
(c) Henry Fitzroy's nurse.
(d) George Boleyn's widow.

15. Who was named as one of Anne's supposed lovers?
(a) Charles Brandon.
(b) Will Somers.
(c) Henry's page.
(d) Her brother, George.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Henry and Catherine travel on their annual trip known as the "Progress"?

2. After learning that Edward was ill, what condition did Henry find his son in when he visited him?

3. What did a physician find in Catherine Howard's womb?

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

5. As he was seeking his annulment, where did Henry travel to, this time taking Anne along with him?

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