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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. How did young Henry refer to his intended bride?
(a) As his 'darling'.
(b) As 'the widow.'
(c) As his brother's 'leavings'.
(d) As his brother's 'Spaniard'.

2. How old was Henry when he became betrothed for the first time?
(a) Nineteen years old.
(b) Eleven years old.
(c) Twenty-three years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

3. After taking over the Privy Council, what did Henry discover that two of his father's financial officers had been doing?
(a) Spying for the French.
(b) Under-taxing the poor.
(c) Extorting money from the people.
(d) Blackmailing his mother.

4. Who was Bessie Blount?
(a) A woman Henry took as a mistress.
(b) Henry's childhood nurse.
(c) A popular singer.
(d) A Tudor cousin.

5. When Katherine accompanied Henry to a meeting with Francis, what did Francis later say of her looks?
(a) That she looked old.
(b) That she was the most handsome woman he had seen.
(c) That her looks rivaled Helen of Troy's.
(d) That she was horse-faced.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the Boleyn family home?

3. How old was Henry's son, Henry Fitzroy, when he was knighted?

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

5. After learning about Wolsey's sons, why did Henry have hatred for God?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of the novel, who does Will Somers carry out a correspondence with, and what news does he share in his letters?

4. Why was Henry angered by the refusal by Anne Boleyn's father to allow his daughter to return to Court?

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

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

7. What did Henry invite commoners to do at the christening party for his son, Henry?

8. What prompted Henry to send Anne Boleyn back to her family home, Hever?

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

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

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