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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) Anne Boleyn.
(b) Henry's daughter, Mary.
(c) The girl who was betrothed to his son.
(d) Henry Fitzroy's fiancee.

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

3. What did Henry start to believe happened to those who crossed Anne?
(a) They lost their wealth.
(b) They disappeared.
(c) They met an untimely death.
(d) They went insane.

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

5. What did the Spanish minister, Chapuys, urge Henry to do for Mary?
(a) Find Mary a husband.
(b) Invite Mary to the King's Court.
(c) Allow Mary to marry for love.
(d) Send Mary to a convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Henry arrange to perform Anne's execution?

2. On what grounds was Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled?

3. Why did Thomas More resign from his role as Chancellor?

4. What was discovered about Catherine Howard's past, which led to arrests?

5. What was served at the Valentine's Day banquet that Henry held the day after Catherine's execution?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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