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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sent by King Henry VIII to Rome to request a dispensation allowing him to remarry?

2. Who is Anne Boleyn and her family suspected of having attempted to murder in February, 1531?

3. What was the primary responsibility of a queen?

4. What wifely chore was Anne Boleyn furious to discover that King Henry VIII was giving to Queen Katherine instead of herself?

5. How many pregnancies did Katherine of Aragon go through between 1509 and 1515?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the relationship between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn like between 1529-1531?

2. What was Katherine's main point of contention with the legatine court?

3. What major event happened at Parliament in February, 1531?

4. Why did King Henry VII deliberately delay making a decision about whether or not Katherine of Aragon should accompany her husband to Ludlow?

5. How was the King's case left in July, 1529?

6. From where did Weir get the information she used to write "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"?

7. What was Thomas Cranmer's solution to the King's marital quandary?

8. What was the public's opinion of Anne Boleyn?

9. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

10. Why did Katherine of Aragon appeal to Emperor Charles V for help with her legal issues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of Henry VIII's wives and discuss the meaning and appropriateness of her personal motto (i.e., Anne Boleyn's was "Happiest of Women"). Did it actually describe her temperament? Her reign as Queen? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use novelistic techniques (suspense, narrative arc, subplots, thematic considerations, etc.) to turn history into a story? Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

In a well-planned essay, compare and contrast two of the wives of King Henry VIII in terms of background, suitability for queenship, relationship with the King, personality, effect on the Kingdom, etc.

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