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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. On what day did Henry publicly announce that he and Anne were married?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas Eve.

2. On what grounds was Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled?
(a) Anne of Cleves had children she did not tell the King about.
(b) Henry claimed it was never consummated.
(c) Anne of Cleves was already married.
(d) Anne of Cleves was barren.

3. What lie did Anne tell to Henry some time after her first child was born?
(a) That she wished for more children.
(b) That she was not in love with him.
(c) That she had been faithful to him.
(d) That she was pregnant.

4. Which of the following happened on the same day that Henry married Catherine Howard?
(a) Cromwell was beheaded.
(b) France attacked England.
(c) Henry Fitzroy died.
(d) Anne of Cleves died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jane Seymour die?

2. Following a strange light in a small building, Henry discovered Thomas More in the middle of the night doing what?

3. Who was named as one of Anne's supposed lovers?

4. What did Henry believe he saw on Valentine's night, the day after Catherine's execution?

5. What did Will say Henry did not realize about himself as he sought out women to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Henry begin to suspect Anne Boleyn was a witch?

2. After marrying Anne, what message did Henry receive from the Pope?

3. After Katherine's death, what did her embalmer tell Henry?

4. What distressed Henry when he went to stay at John Seymour's home?

5. What happened to John Fisher and Thomas More when they refused to sign the oath declaring Elizabeth the true heir to the throne?

6. Who did Henry seek when he held an audience with his Court's foreign ministers?

7. What health problem attacked Henry after he celebrated Christmas with Catherine Howard?

8. Why did Henry arrange to go on a pilgrimage, taking along many of the men from his Court?

9. What happened when church attendees who were gathered for Easter mass were asked to pray for their new Queen, Anne?

10. Who did Henry warn about the importance of signing the oath declaring Elizabeth the true heir to the throne?

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