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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. Which of the following describes Henry and Anne's marriage ceremony?
(a) Austere.
(b) Short.
(c) Secret.
(d) Lavish.

2. As Henry attempted to have his marriage annulled, who did Anne Boleyn claim made a threat on her life?
(a) A mob of angry women.
(b) Cardinal Wolsey.
(c) Katherine of Aragon.
(d) Will Somers.

3. Who did Henry say Catherine slept with while he was out hunting?
(a) Her cousin, Thomas.
(b) Her first love, John.
(c) Thomas Wyatt.
(d) Charles Brandon.

4. What did Will say Henry did not realize about himself as he sought out women to marry?
(a) He did not need a queen to be a king.
(b) He would never find happiness with a woman.
(c) He made a horrible husband.
(d) He was no longer a person a princess would want to marry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After NOT being granted his annulment, what did Henry prepare to do?

2. How did Henry and Anne feel about the birth of their first child?

3. Why was Henry tied to his bed after learning the truth about Catherine's past?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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