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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 Charles Brandon?
(a) The son of Henry VIII.
(b) Henry's enemy.
(c) Henry's closest adviser.
(d) The widower of Henry's sister, Mary.

2. What happened to Katherine when she refused to sign the oath declaring the true heir to the throne?
(a) She was banished.
(b) She was whipped.
(c) She was stripped of her title.
(d) She was imprisoned.

3. What did a physician find in Catherine Howard's womb?
(a) A fetus.
(b) A growth.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A pebble.

4. What did the Pope threaten Henry with if he did not return to Katherine?
(a) Eternal damnation.
(b) Excommunication.
(c) Execution.
(d) Imprisonment.

5. Henry had an attack where he lost consciousness for days. What caused this attack?
(a) A concussion.
(b) A parasitic infection.
(c) The festering sore on his leg.
(d) A fever.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While visiting her daughter, what did Mary beg Henry for?

3. After the death of the Archbishop, who did Henry appoint to the role?

4. Agitated by Catherine's death, who did Henry send for to share Mass and a meal with him?

5. Which of the following describes Henry and Anne's marriage ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what grounds did Henry have his marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled?

2. What accusations against Catherine Howard were collected by Thomas Cranmer?

3. What lesser charge than treason did Henry give Catherine Howard the opportunity to admit to?

4. What did a doctor find within Catherine Howard's womb, and what did Henry take it to mean?

5. After the death of Henry's sister, Mary, who did her widower, Brandon, intend to marry?

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

7. How did the public react to Anne Boleyn?

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

9. Why was Anne required to go into seclusion for the last month of her pregnancy?

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

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