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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne hope that the King will choose her to be at the beginning of the novel?
(a) His fool.
(b) His children's governess.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His queen.

2. What had Norfolk told Jane to do to save George's life in the past?
(a) Pretend to be with child.
(b) Speak against Anne.
(c) Say George was insane.
(d) Throw herself at the King's feet.

3. What does Henry want Jane to elicit from Anne on the 3rd of January, 1540?
(a) Information as to whether or not she is pregnant.
(b) An agreement to travel with him to the north.
(c) A false confession.
(d) A promise to be faithful to him.

4. Who is Anne undressed in front of on the 6th of January, 1540?
(a) A doctor.
(b) The whole court.
(c) Her ladies-in-waiting.
(d) The King.

5. Who is not allowed at court as of January, 1540?
(a) Princess Elizabeth.
(b) People born outside of England.
(c) Jane Boleyn.
(d) Prince Edward.

6. Whose wife disappears in June, 1540?
(a) Lord Lincoln's.
(b) Lord Longford's.
(c) Lord Lisle's.
(d) Lord Lytton's.

7. What does Henry call Anne in April, 1540?
(a) A promise-breaker.
(b) A disappointment.
(c) A harlot.
(d) A saint.

8. How is the cause of the King's impotency explained in 1540?
(a) Witchcraft.
(b) God's disapproval of Anne.
(c) Illness.
(d) Old age.

9. What is the punishment for treason?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Burning at the steak.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Disemboweling.

10. What disappoints Katherine about Anne when they first meet?
(a) That Anne is quiet and shy.
(b) That Anne speaks English with an accent.
(c) That Anne's clothes is not fashionable.
(d) That Anne refuses to give her maids gifts and favors.

11. Who is in the midst of avoiding a betrothal in January, 1540?
(a) Princess Mary.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Henry's neice, Margaret.
(d) Francis Dereham.

12. What document is not delivered to court as Anne had requested in March, 1540?
(a) The document that annulled her pre-contract.
(b) A letter from her mother.
(c) A copy of her father's will.
(d) The proof of her identity.

13. What is Count Overstein agitated about of the 6th of January, 1540?
(a) The missing betrothal release document.
(b) Norfolk's attempts to blackmail him.
(c) The King's expectations for Anne's dowry.
(d) The threat of war.

14. According to Princess Mary, what must happen so that Anne may be crowned?
(a) She must get pregnant.
(b) She must convince her brother to side with Henry politically.
(c) She must give up her religion.
(d) She must prove her identity.

15. How does the Duke think Katherine should behave towards Henry in June, 1540?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Obediently.
(c) Flirtatiously.
(d) Angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Katherine appalled by on January 3, 1540?

2. What is Katherine afraid of in December 1539?

3. Who did Norfolk ask Jane if she was jealous of in the past?

4. Why is Anne confused by Jane's presence in December 1539?

5. Where is the King's parliament?

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