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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A false confession.
(c) An agreement to travel with him to the north.
(d) A promise to be faithful to him.

2. What is Cromwell appointed which does not sit well with Norfolk?
(a) Earl of Leicester.
(b) Earl of Shrewsbury.
(c) Earl of Pembroke.
(d) Earl of Essex.

3. Why does Henry consider Anne a false queen?
(a) Because she was pre-contracted.
(b) Because she refuses the English way of life.
(c) Because she does not share his bed.
(d) Because she is not English.

4. According to Jane, why does Anne try not to arouse the king?
(a) Because she is still a virgin.
(b) Because she wants him to take a mistress.
(c) Because she dislikes the King.
(d) Because she does not want to have children.

5. What has Anne's brother sent her to England without?
(a) A gift for the King.
(b) A dowry.
(c) The document that would secure her marriage.
(d) Proof of her identity.

6. Who did Norfolk ask Jane if she was jealous of in the past?
(a) Peasant women.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Princess Mary.
(d) Margaret Pole.

7. Why could Cromwell be charged with heresy?
(a) For communicating with the Pope.
(b) For sheltering a group of Lutherans.
(c) For publishing a paper in favor of the old religion.
(d) For disagreeing with the King's religious beliefs.

8. Who arrives at court with messages from Anne's mother and brother in March, 1540?
(a) An archduke from Cleves.
(b) A messenger.
(c) A special ambassador.
(d) Anne's cousin.

9. What major event takes place on the 6th of January, 1540?
(a) Henry and Anne marry.
(b) Henry's son Edward dies.
(c) A rebellion occurs in the north.
(d) France declares war on Spain.

10. Why is the alliance with Cleves no longer as crucial as of February, 1540?
(a) Cleves is suffering a drought.
(b) France may side with England against Spain.
(c) The heir to the French throne has died.
(d) The King discovered Cleves had lied about its army's strength.

11. According to Anne, why might the Seymours be able to get too much power?
(a) Henry's only legitimate son is a Seymour.
(b) Another Seymour has been appointed to the Privy Council.
(c) Henry may marry another Seymour woman.
(d) The Seymours keep acquiring land.

12. Who is Count Overstein perturbed at on the 6th of January, 1540?
(a) Anne's brother.
(b) King Henry.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) Cromwell.

13. What will the king be disguised as for the tableau at the tournament?
(a) A sea knight.
(b) A cerebus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) A pauper.

14. 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.

15. How is Katherine able to reject Francis in December 1539?
(a) Because she lets him catch her with another man.
(b) Because her grandmother falls ill.
(c) Because of an invitation to be a maid-in-waiting for the new queen.
(d) Because of an offer of marriage from a wealthier man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry give Katherine in April, 1540?

2. Who is ignored by the court in June, 1540?

3. What does Anne do when a stranger kisses her during the bull baiting event in 1539?

4. What does Jane tell the Duke about Anne in February, 1540?

5. Who is in the midst of avoiding a betrothal in January, 1540?

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