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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what day was Anne Boleyn executed?
(a) May 20, 1536.
(b) May 18, 1536.
(c) May 17, 1536.
(d) May 19, 1536.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where was Queen Anne lodged when she first arrived at the Tower of London?
(a) The Bell Tower.
(b) A dungeon.
(c) The Bloody Tower.
(d) The royal apartments.

11. What did Katherine of Aragon refuse to surrender to Anne Boleyn?
(a) A gold collar.
(b) The Crown Jewels.
(c) Her crown.
(d) A christening gown.

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

13. What color did King Henry VIII wear to mourn Queen Jane?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did King Henry VIII develop a wound that never healed?

3. How many heretics were burned in England during the reign of Anne Boleyn?

4. To whom did Queen Katherine write a love letter that was discovered by the Privy Council?

5. Where were King Henry VIII and Katherine Howard married?

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