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

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

3. Who expressed sorrow to the King after hearing of Anne's arrest?
(a) Jane Seymour.
(b) Thomas Cranmer.
(c) The Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Thomas Cromwell.

4. Which of these was not a formal reason given for the annulment of King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves?
(a) A probable precontract between Anne of Cleves and the Duke of Lorraine.
(b) The non-consummation of the marriage.
(c) Anne of Cleves' adultery.
(d) The King's lack of consent to the marriage.

5. With whom was Katherine Parr discussing marriage when the King sent him abroad?
(a) Sir Thomas Seymour.
(b) Sir John Throckmorton.
(c) Sir Anthony Denny.
(d) John Dudley, Lord Lisle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was executed at the Tower of London on July 28, 1540?

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

3. Which of these was not a reason that Thomas Cranmer visited Queen Anne at the Tower?

4. Where was Anne of Cleves buried?

5. On what day was Anne Boleyn executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Queen Katherine spend her last hours?

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

3. What kinds of charity did Queen Anne perform?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the journey of Queen Anne from Greenwich to the Tower of London.

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