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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the King and Queen planning to visit in May, 1536?
(a) Rome.
(b) Calais.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Ireland.

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

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

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

5. Of what did Jane Seymour die?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Plague.
(d) Puerperal fever.

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

7. What did Anne give Henry for Christmas in 1533?
(a) A gold basin with a working fountain.
(b) A portrait of the baby Elizabeth.
(c) Gold arrows for hunting.
(d) A silver cup engraved with their initials.

8. What was the color of mourning in Spain?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Navy blue.

9. What was the title of Katherine's treatise on Christian behavior?
(a) "Le Miroir de l'ame Pecheresse."
(b) "The Lamentations of a Sinner."
(c) "The Supplication of Beggars."
(d) "Treatise of Three Conversions of England."

10. Who died on December 21, 1536?
(a) Sir John Seymour.
(b) Princess Mary.
(c) Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire.
(d) Thomas Cromwell.

11. Who did King Henry VIII begin courting in April, 1540?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Anne Basset.
(c) Anne of Cleves.
(d) Winifred, Lady Edgecombe.

12. How many husbands did Katherine Parr have before King Henry VIII?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

13. Who was executed for treason on March 20, 1549?
(a) Thomas Seymour, Baron of Sudeley.
(b) Edward Seymour, Lord Protector of England.
(c) Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Anne of Cleves.

14. Where were King Henry VIII and Katherine Howard married?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Whitehall.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Oatlands Castle.

15. Which of these ladies was not considered as a possible fourth bride for King Henry VIII?
(a) Princess Margaret of France.
(b) Mary of Guise.
(c) Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan.
(d) Maria of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did King Henry VIII present to Anne Boleyn in August, 1533?

2. Who reversed the Act of Attainder against Katherine Howard?

3. With whom did Anne Boleyn become estranged in the autumn of 1534?

4. Which of these was not a formal reason given for the annulment of King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves?

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

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