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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. During what festivities did Henry first see Anne Boleyn?
(a) Knighting festivities.
(b) Midsummer festivities.
(c) Christmas festivities.
(d) New Year festivities.

2. After being introduced to Thomas More, where did he and Henry spend an evening together?
(a) At a hunting lodge.
(b) In Henry's rooftop observatory.
(c) At a country pub.
(d) In Henry's library.

3. What did Henry learn pearls are symbolic of?
(a) Tears.
(b) Youth.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Children.

4. After his brother's death, what statement did Henry admit "colors his entire life"?
(a) That family has no meaning for a monarch.
(b) That power is an aphrodesiac.
(c) That a king can have no friends.
(d) That death is "hungry" for the heir to the throne.

5. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what was largely used to construct two cities?
(a) Straw.
(b) Timber.
(c) Papier mache.
(d) Cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Katherine was left to rule England while Henry was at war, even though which country was making threats?

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

3. Which of Henry's brothers was heir to become king before him?

4. What was the name of the baby born of Katherine's fourth pregnancy?

5. What does Will Somers say is brought into question by the deaths of Henry's sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What health problem did Henry's father develop, and how did Henry feel about the possibility that his father would die?

2. After becoming heir to the throne at age ten, how did Henry spend his days?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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