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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. Which of these ladies was not considered as a possible fourth bride for King Henry VIII?

2. Which of Anne's accused lovers confessed?

3. Who did Thomas Seymour first determine to marry after his return to England?

4. What did Anne give Henry for Christmas in 1533?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the coronation ceremony of Anne Boleyn.

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

3. How was the birth of Prince Edward celebrated?

4. How did King Henry VIII first meet his fiancee, Anne of Cleves?

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

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

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

8. How was Queen Katherine mourned?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do King Henry VIII's marriages affect the lives of his children? Think about each child and each marriage and whether they were treated well or poorly, and why.

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

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?

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