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

2. What was St. Oswerth's?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A palace.
(d) A convent.

3. What did Henry take from the priory at St. Oswerth's?
(a) Money.
(b) Jewels.
(c) His best workers.
(d) An ancient religious text.

4. What was the name of the son Jane Seymour gave birth to?
(a) Edward.
(b) Henry.
(c) George.
(d) John.

5. After Katherine's death, what did the embalmer tell Henry about her body?
(a) Katherine had been in perfect health before she died.
(b) Katherine had been poisoned.
(c) Katherine's heart had turned black.
(d) Katherine had been strangled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry start to believe happened to those who crossed Anne?

2. What was the name of the daughter Anne gave birth to?

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

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

5. Which of the following happened on the same day that Henry married Catherine Howard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Henry and his daughter, Mary, become estranged after he began his relationship with Anne Boleyn?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Henry have Cromwell tried for treason?

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

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