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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Katherine of Aragon moved to in July, 1533?

2. Who became the King's mistress in February, 1535?

3. Who died a full traitor's death on December 10, 1541?

4. What title was given to Thomas Cromwell in January, 1535?

5. Which of these men arrested in conjunction with Queen Anne's alleged crimes was arrested, but never charged?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what grounds was King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves dissolved?

2. What was the order of succession after the death of King Henry VIII?

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

4. How did Queen Katherine involve herself in affairs of state in the spring of 1541?

5. How was the succession left in King Henry VIII's will?

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

7. How was Queen Katherine mourned?

8. Why was Cromwell named Vicar General in January, 1535?

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

10. How did the birth of Princess Elizabeth affect the Princess Mary?

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