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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What condition does Weir speculate that Anne Boleyn may have had that caused her three miscarriages?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Hyperthyroidism.
(c) Rhesus-negativity.
(d) Anemia.

3. 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) A probable precontract between Anne of Cleves and the Duke of Lorraine.
(d) The non-consummation of the marriage.

4. To whom did Queen Anne entrust the care of her daughter, Elizabeth, in the event that something should happen to her?
(a) Her husband, King Henry VIII.
(b) Her sister, Mary Boleyn, and her husband, William Stafford.
(c) Her parents, the Earl of Wiltshire and his wife.
(d) Her chaplain, Matthew Parker.

5. Who did Thomas Seymour first determine to marry after his return to England?
(a) Princess Mary.
(b) Queen Katherine.
(c) Princess Elizabeth.
(d) Lady Jane Grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who went mad in the Tower of London?

2. Over what did King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn argue in August, 1533?

3. Of what did Jane Seymour die?

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

5. Which of these attendants to Queen Katherine was not accused of abetting her adultery?

Short Essay Questions

1. In March, 1536, what incident changed the course of King Henry VIII's affair with Jane Seymour?

2. Describe the coronation ceremony of Anne Boleyn.

3. What happened in 1541 to sour relations between England and Scotland?

4. How was Princess Mary reconciled with her father, King Henry VIII?

5. How did Anne Boleyn accept her sentence of death?

6. How did King Henry VIII first meet his fiancee, Anne of Cleves?

7. How did Katherine Howard react to the Bill of Attainder against her?

8. What urgent matter diverted the Privy Council's attention from the executions of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper in December, 1541?

9. How did Queen Katherine spend her last hours?

10. What reasons would Katherine Parr have had for not wanting to marry King Henry VIII?

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