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

2. On what internal organ did Katherine of Aragon have a black growth?
(a) Her liver.
(b) Her uterus.
(c) Her lung.
(d) Her heart.

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

4. Who became the King's mistress in February, 1535?
(a) Madge Shelton.
(b) Anne Gainsford.
(c) Elizabeth Holland.
(d) Jane Seymour.

5. Of what did King Edward VI die?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Plague.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird became Jane Seymour's personal emblem?

2. Which of Anne's accused lovers confessed?

3. What was the color of mourning in Spain?

4. Which of these abbeys was not closed in the spring of 1540?

5. Who died on October 8, 1541?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What important events occurred in the Vatican in the winter and spring of 1534?

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

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

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

6. How did Queen Katherine spend her last hours?

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

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

9. How was the birth of Prince Edward celebrated?

10. What aroused Katherine Parr's suspicions of her husband, Thomas Seymour?

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