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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. Where was the Boleyn family home?

2. After instructing him to find out the costs of going to war, where did Henry find Wolsey staying?

3. After hearing Will Somers making crude observations, what position did Henry offer Will in his Court?

4. What did Henry learn pearls are symbolic of?

5. To accommodate the meeting between Henry and Francis in France, what was largely used to construct two cities?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons were Henry and his brother Arthur envious of each other?

2. How did Henry say things changed between he and Katherine after the death of their first child?

3. What was the public response to Henry when he inherited the throne?

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

5. Following his brother's death, what statement from Henry's mother was said to have had a lasting effect on him?

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

7. Why was Henry angered by the refusal by Anne Boleyn's father to allow his daughter to return to Court?

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

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

10. Why was the legitimacy of Henry's daughter, Mary, questioned when Henry began trying to arrange a marriage for her?

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

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

Discuss Henry's third wife, Jane Seymour. Why is she such an important figure during the reign of Henry VIII. What could she do that Henry's other wives could not, and how does this impact her legacy? How did Henry and Jane meet and what was their relationship like? How did their marriage end? How did Henry show his preference for Jane after the end of their marriage?

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