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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 did Brandon announce he would marry?
(a) Henry's daughter, Mary.
(b) Henry Fitzroy's fiancee.
(c) The girl who was betrothed to his son.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

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

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

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

5. Where did Henry and Catherine travel on their annual trip known as the "Progress"?
(a) To Cornwall.
(b) To northern England.
(c) To Wales.
(d) To France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Henry say Catherine slept with while he was out hunting?

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

4. As he was seeking his annulment, where did Henry travel to, this time taking Anne along with him?

5. What did Henry realize about how Anne carried herself after marrying her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did the public react to Anne Boleyn?

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

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

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

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

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