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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what event did Queen Anne and King Henry VIII last see one another?
(a) A ball given for May Day.
(b) A jousting tournament.
(c) Her trial.
(d) Easter church services.

2. What color did King Henry VIII wear the day of Anne Boleyn's execution?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What did King Henry VIII do daily to divert his attention from his marital troubles?
(a) He drank heavily.
(b) He played tennis.
(c) He went hunting.
(d) He visited his children.

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

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

9. Where was Katherine of Aragon moved to in July, 1533?
(a) Buckden Palace.
(b) Kimbolton Castle.
(c) Somersham Castle.
(d) Baynard's Castle.

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. 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) Gold arrows for hunting.
(d) A gold basin with a working fountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom was Katherine Parr discussing marriage when the King sent him abroad?

3. What was the "Valor Ecclesiasticus"?

4. Who went mad in the Tower of London?

5. Who became Lord Chancellor in April, 1544?

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