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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird became Jane Seymour's personal emblem?
(a) A peacock.
(b) A phoenix.
(c) A falcon.
(d) A quail.

2. What title was given to Thomas Cromwell in January, 1535?
(a) Lord Mayor of London.
(b) Vicar General.
(c) Bishop of York.
(d) Lord Chancellor of England.

3. At what family's home did the Tudor court stay in September, 1535?
(a) The Sheltons'.
(b) The Seymours'.
(c) The Howards'.
(d) The Boleyns'.

4. Who went mad in the Tower of London?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Thomas Culpeper.
(c) Lady Jane Rochford.
(d) The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk.

5. Which of Anne's accused lovers was a musician?
(a) Sir Henry Norris.
(b) Sir Francis Weston.
(c) William Brereton.
(d) Mark Smeaton.

6. Where was Anne of Cleves buried?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) The Tower of London.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Syon Abbey.

7. Which of these attendants to Queen Katherine was not accused of abetting her adultery?
(a) Jane Rochford.
(b) Mrs. Luffkyn.
(c) Margaret Morton.
(d) Katherine Tylney.

8. Where was Katherine of Aragon moved to in July, 1533?
(a) Baynard's Castle.
(b) Buckden Palace.
(c) Somersham Castle.
(d) Kimbolton Castle.

9. Who became Lord Chancellor in April, 1544?
(a) Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
(b) Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton..
(c) Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester.
(d) Sir Thomas Seymour.

10. What color did King Henry VIII wear the day of Anne Boleyn's execution?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

11. What condition does Weir speculate that Anne Boleyn may have had that caused her three miscarriages?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Hyperthyroidism.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Rhesus-negativity.

12. Where was Princess Elizabeth's household established?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Windsor.
(c) Greenwich.
(d) Hatfield.

13. Which of these was not issued from Pope Clement in the summer of 1533?
(a) A validation of King Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
(b) A statement claiming King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was null and void.
(c) An official censure of Henry's refusal to follow his decrees.
(d) An annulment of the proceedings of the Dunstable court.

14. With whom did Anne Boleyn become estranged in the autumn of 1534?
(a) George Boleyn.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Thomas Boleyn.
(d) Mary Boleyn.

15. What gift did King Henry VIII present to Anne Boleyn in August, 1533?
(a) A jeweled coronet.
(b) A French bed.
(c) A christening gown.
(d) A fancy velvet saddle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the rebellion of autumn, 1536 known as?

2. With whom was Katherine Parr discussing marriage when the King sent him abroad?

3. Who died on October 8, 1541?

4. On what did King Henry VIII have a reference engraved to his rose without a thorn?

5. Who did Thomas Seymour first determine to marry after his return to England?

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