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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. After learning that Edward was ill, what condition did Henry find his son in when he visited him?
(a) Feverish.
(b) Very overweight.
(c) Unconscious.
(d) Deceased.

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

3. How did Henry become injured to the point that it was feared he would die?
(a) He was trampled by a horse.
(b) He fell from a carriage.
(c) He participated in a joust.
(d) He was accidently shot by an arrow.

4. Who wrote, "mine eyes desire you above all things" to Henry?
(a) Jane Seymour.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

5. While visiting her daughter, what did Mary beg Henry for?
(a) To marry a man she had fallen in love with.
(b) To let her live with her mother.
(c) To allow her to live with Henry.
(d) To join a convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Henry expect to meet with on the Progress trip?

2. Who was Charles Brandon?

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

4. Why was Anne isolated from men during the last month of her pregnancy?

5. How did the public react to Anne as their queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the purpose of the oath that was circulated to declare Elizabeth the true heir to the throne.

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

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

4. How did the public react to Anne Boleyn?

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

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

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

8. With Henry turning his interest toward Jane Seymour, how did he test her?

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

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

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