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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these men was not one assisted by Anne Boleyn?
(a) Nicholas Bourbon.
(b) Reginald Pole.
(c) Henry Carey.
(d) Thomas Winter.

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

3. On what did King Henry VIII have a reference engraved to his rose without a thorn?
(a) His sword.
(b) His suit of armor.
(c) A silver loving cup.
(d) A gold medal.

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

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

6. In 1541, whose execution was one of the ghastliest atrocities of Henry VIII's reign?
(a) Robert Barnes'.
(b) Thomas Abell's.
(c) Edward Powell's.
(d) Margaret Pole's.

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

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

9. To whom did Katherine of Aragon dictate a letter the night before she died?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Her nephew, Charles V.
(c) Her daughter, Mary.
(d) The Spanish ambassador, Chapuys.

10. Which of Anne's accused lovers confessed?
(a) Mark Smeaton.
(b) Lord Rochford.
(c) Sir Henry Norris.
(d) William Brereton.

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

12. Which of these was not a formal reason given for the annulment of King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves?
(a) A probable precontract between Anne of Cleves and the Duke of Lorraine.
(b) Anne of Cleves' adultery.
(c) The non-consummation of the marriage.
(d) The King's lack of consent to the marriage.

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

14. What was the rebellion of autumn, 1536 known as?
(a) The Pilgrimage of Grace.
(b) Christ's Crusade.
(c) Pilgrimage for the Papacy.
(d) Return to Rome March.

15. Over what did King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn argue in August, 1533?
(a) Religious reforms.
(b) His infidelity.
(c) What to name the baby.
(d) Where their child should be born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does Weir speculate that Anne Boleyn may have had that caused her three miscarriages?

2. Which of these was not issued from Pope Clement in the summer of 1533?

3. At what family's home did the Tudor court stay in September, 1535?

4. Which of these men arrested in conjunction with Queen Anne's alleged crimes was arrested, but never charged?

5. What major event occurred on June 1, 1533?

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