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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon after the coronation did Katherine become pregnant?

2. Who was Thomas Wolsey?

3. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what did workmen have removed from the site?

4. When Katherine accompanied Henry to a meeting with Francis, what did Francis later say of her looks?

5. What did Henry name his daughter, born of Katherine's sixth pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Katherine forced by Henry to renounce her father?

2. What preparations were made for the meeting between Henry and Francis at Calais?

3. After becoming King, what did Henry learn about two of his father's financial officers, and how did he deal with the situation?

4. How did Katherine's first pregnancy end, and what happened to the child?

5. Why did Henry begin to seek an annulment to his marriage with Katherine?

6. What health problem did Henry's father develop, and how did Henry feel about the possibility that his father would die?

7. What deal did Henry's sister, Mary, make with him as she was forced to marry King Louis of France?

8. Why did Henry decide to have his son, Henry Fitzroy, brought to Court and knighted?

9. After becoming heir to the throne at age ten, how did Henry spend his days?

10. After Henry became King, what gift did King Louis of France send to him during Christmas, and how did Henry react to it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the superstitious beliefs during the Tudor period. What are some examples from the novel? Is the king superstitious? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship that Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn had with the King's Court and the public. Why was their experience with these groups so different? How did it affect their time as Queen?

Essay Topic 3

Henry goes to great lengths to acquire an annulment from Katherine of Aragon. Discuss how he goes about doing this and why.

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