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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the "Valor Ecclesiasticus"?
(a) A report on the wealth of the church.
(b) An homage to the virtue of Queen Katherine.
(c) A treatise about the reforms in the church.
(d) An homage to the bravery of King Henry VIII.

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

4. Who died on October 8, 1541?
(a) King James V of Scotland.
(b) Emperor Charles V.
(c) Queen Margaret of Scotland.
(d) King Francis I of France.

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

6. What major event occurred on June 1, 1533?
(a) The coronation of Anne Boleyn.
(b) The birth of Princess Elizabeth.
(c) The official annulment of King Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
(d) The wedding of King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.

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

8. With whom did Katherine Howard have a pre-contract before she married the King?
(a) Thomas Culpeper.
(b) John Lascelles.
(c) Sir Thomas Wyatt.
(d) Francis Dereham.

9. Who was behind a plot to replace Queen Katherine in late 1546?
(a) Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
(b) Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
(c) Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton.
(d) Sir Thomas Seymour.

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

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

12. With whom did King Henry VIII begin an affair in September, 1535?
(a) Anne Gainsford.
(b) Jane Seymour.
(c) Madge Shelton.
(d) Mary Boleyn.

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

14. Whose plan was it to accuse Anne Boleyn of adultery and treason?
(a) Thomas Cranmer's.
(b) Jane Seymour's.
(c) Thomas Cromwell's.
(d) Henry VIII's.

15. Where did King Henry VIII develop a wound that never healed?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His foot.
(d) His shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was executed for treason on March 20, 1549?

3. What illness did King Henry VIII suspect Katherine was suffering from?

4. Which of these men was not one assisted by Anne Boleyn?

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

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