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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. Who was Thomas Wolsey?
(a) The top official of Henry's army.
(b) The man Henry chose after becoming king to add to his council.
(c) A writer of heretic literature.
(d) Henry's uncle.

2. How did Henry say his mother treated him as a child?
(a) She payed him little attention.
(b) She doted on him.
(c) She worked to build up his confidence.
(d) She mistrusted him.

3. Who did Henry ask to marry him after his father's death?
(a) Mary Boleyn.
(b) Katherine of Aragon.
(c) Bessie Blount.
(d) Catherine Parr.

4. What did Henry worry about concerning the man Bessie married?
(a) That he will go mad.
(b) That he will abuse Bessie.
(c) That he will plot against Henry for the throne.
(d) That he will claim Henry's son as his own.

5. The relationship between England and which country is described as tenuous?
(a) Poland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. At age fourteen, why did Henry sign an annulment to his betrothal?

2. What happened to the third child Katherine delivered?

3. What did Henry offer to his illegitimate son and the boy's mother?

4. Who married a Spanish princess when Henry was ten-years-old?

5. Who did Henry meet in France and have return with him to England to become his mistress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Henry begin to seek an annulment to his marriage with Katherine?

2. After Henry became King, what gift did King Louis of France send to him during Christmas, and how did Henry react to it?

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

4. On what grounds was Henry's betrothal to Katherine annulled, and how did Henry feel about the situation?

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

6. How did Katherine's first pregnancy end, and what happened to the child?

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

8. How did Henry come to give Will Somers the position of jester in his Court?

9. What deal did Henry's sister, Mary, make with him as she was forced to marry King Louis of France?

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

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