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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After learning that Edward was ill, what condition did Henry find his son in when he visited him?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Feverish.
(c) Deceased.
(d) Very overweight.

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

5. After Anne miscarried a child, what did she blame it on?
(a) A hex from Katherine and Mary.
(b) Stress from the ill-treatment towards her in Court.
(c) Her state of mind after Henry's accident.
(d) The weather.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What did Henry tell the Council he would rather regard Anne of Cleves as than his wife?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Sister.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Daughter.

12. What did Henry take from the priory at St. Oswerth's?
(a) His best workers.
(b) An ancient religious text.
(c) Money.
(d) Jewels.

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

14. 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.

15. How did Henry and Anne feel about the birth of their first child?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did Anne insist on having after her daughter's birth that Katherine would not give her?

2. Where did Henry and Anne get married?

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

4. After NOT being granted his annulment, what did Henry prepare to do?

5. Who did Brandon announce he would marry?

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