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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. What did Henry pour lots of money into doing after taking over the Privy Council?

2. Where was the Boleyn family home?

3. What does Will Somers say is brought into question by the deaths of Henry's sons?

4. Who did Henry try to hide his interest in Anne Boleyn from?

5. During what festivities did Henry first see Anne Boleyn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At age eleven, how did Henry feel about being betrothed to Katherine of Aragon?

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

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

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

6. Why did Thomas More refuse to accept a gift of an astrolabe from Henry?

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

8. What did Henry discover about Wolsey at the Lark's Morning inn?

9. What information did Wolsey give Henry about the possibility of divorcing Katherine?

10. At the beginning of the novel, who does Will Somers carry out a correspondence with, and what news does he share in his letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. How did Henry and Anne meet? How did Anne affect Henry's reign and the history of England? What caused her demise? Why is she such a memorable historical figure?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Will Somers. Who is he and what does he contribute to the novel? What relationship does he have with Henry VIII?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Henry the man and Henry the king. Was Henry as strong and decisive in his personal life as he was when ruling his kingdom? Henry was rather unforgiving of his advisers who did not agree with his beliefs. Is this true for the people in his personal life as well? Did Henry hide any of his personal shortcomings to appear stronger to those under him?

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