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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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) An official censure of Henry's refusal to follow his decrees.
(c) A statement claiming King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was null and void.
(d) An annulment of the proceedings of the Dunstable court.

5. Of what did Katherine Parr die?
(a) Poison.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Plague.
(d) Puerperal fever.

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

7. Who was executed at the Tower of London on July 28, 1540?
(a) Thomas Cromwell.
(b) Thomas Cranmer.
(c) Geoffrey Pole.
(d) Sir Thomas Wyatt.

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

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

10. To whom did Queen Katherine write a love letter that was discovered by the Privy Council?
(a) Henry Manox.
(b) Thomas Culpeper.
(c) Francis Dereham.
(d) John Lascelles.

11. On what internal organ did Katherine of Aragon have a black growth?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her lung.
(c) Her uterus.
(d) Her liver.

12. Who expressed sorrow to the King after hearing of Anne's arrest?
(a) Thomas Cranmer.
(b) The Duke of Norfolk.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Thomas Cromwell.

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

14. Which of these abbeys was not closed in the spring of 1540?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Rochester.
(c) Christchurch.
(d) York.

15. Which of these men arrested in conjunction with Queen Anne's alleged crimes was arrested, but never charged?
(a) Sir Henry Norris.
(b) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(c) William Brereton.
(d) Lord Rochford.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did King Henry VIII first meet Anne of Cleves?

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

3. Which of these women was not part of Katherine Parr and Thomas Seymour's household?

4. With whom did King Henry VIII begin an affair in September, 1535?

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

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