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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. What special gift did Henry give to Catherine at Christmas?
(a) Coins with her image.
(b) A ring.
(c) A warship.
(d) A castle.

2. What item did Anne insist on having after her daughter's birth that Katherine would not give her?
(a) Mary's crown.
(b) Mary's baby quilt.
(c) Mary's christening gown.
(d) Mary's silver spoon.

3. In which month did Henry and Anne get married?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) April.

4. What did Henry discover about Anne of Cleves after marrying her?
(a) She had apparently had a child.
(b) She was much handsomer than her portrait suggested.
(c) She was much younger than he had thought.
(d) She could speak excellent English.

5. Who did Catherine masquerade as at a masque, appalling Henry?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) A devil.
(c) An angel.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote, "mine eyes desire you above all things" to Henry?

3. How did Henry become injured to the point that it was feared he would die?

4. What did Henry think about Katherine's appeal to the Pope?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. After marrying her, what did Henry discover about Anne of Cleves?

9. Why did Henry have Cromwell tried for treason?

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

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