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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role did Henry note his father never assigned to any of his councilmen?
(a) Protector.
(b) First Minister.
(c) Head of State.
(d) Clerk.

2. What did Henry say of the half-formed, stillborn child Katherine delivered during the Christmas season?
(a) It is the result of his wife's recklessness.
(b) It is a punishment from God.
(c) It is the spawn of the devil.
(d) It is without a soul.

3. What did Henry vow to do for his country on the day of his coronation?
(a) Bring peace to the people.
(b) Make it wealthy.
(c) Conquer the world in England's name.
(d) Everything he could.

4. Who did Henry meet in France and have return with him to England to become his mistress?
(a) Mary Boleyn.
(b) Margaret Holland.
(c) Anne Brandon.
(d) Catherine Howard.

5. Who did Henry try to hide his interest in Anne Boleyn from?
(a) Cardinal Wolsey.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Anne's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Henry say his mother treated him as a child?

2. Why did Henry want to marry by private ceremony before his coronation?

3. How soon did Henry's son (Henry) with Katherine die after birth?

4. What did More insist he would have to say if Henry presented him with a gift?

5. What happened to the third child Katherine delivered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Following his brother's death, what statement from Henry's mother was said to have had a lasting effect on him?

2. Why did Henry decide to have his son, Henry Fitzroy, brought to Court and knighted?

3. After becoming King, what did Henry learn about two of his father's financial officers, and how did he deal with the situation?

4. How did Henry say things changed between he and Katherine after the death of their first child?

5. Why was the legitimacy of Henry's daughter, Mary, questioned when Henry began trying to arrange a marriage for her?

6. What preparations were made for the meeting between Henry and Francis at Calais?

7. At age eleven, how did Henry feel about being betrothed to Katherine of Aragon?

8. What was the public response to Henry when he inherited the throne?

9. Why did Thomas More refuse to accept a gift of an astrolabe from Henry?

10. What information did Wolsey give Henry about the possibility of divorcing Katherine?

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