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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. To whom did Queen Anne entrust the care of her daughter, Elizabeth, in the event that something should happen to her?

2. Who reversed the Act of Attainder against Katherine Howard?

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

4. What did Katherine of Aragon refuse to surrender to Anne Boleyn?

5. Where was Anne of Cleves buried?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Queen Katherine spend her last hours?

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

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

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

8. How did Katherine of Aragon react to the news of the Archbishop's judgments against her?

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

10. What kinds of charity did Queen Anne perform?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In a well-thought-out essay, discuss the use of foreshadowing in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." Consider the ways in which one person's fate seems to foretell another's, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Please discuss how the Renaissance affected the events of the reign of Henry VIII and his wives. For instance, Erasmus and humanism were an enormous part of the Renaissance. What was humanism and how did that philosophy play out in court? What other major components of the Renaissance made an impact on the lives of English royalty?

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