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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. With whom did King Henry VIII begin an affair in September, 1535?

2. Of what did Jane Seymour die?

3. Who was behind a plot to replace Queen Katherine in late 1546?

4. What was the "Valor Ecclesiasticus"?

5. What illness did King Henry VIII suspect Katherine was suffering from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the coronation ceremony of Anne Boleyn.

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

4. How was Queen Katherine mourned?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In what ways did Henry VIII's obsession with retaining his family's power manifest itself throughout his life? Consider where it started and how it was encouraged and allowed to flourish. Please use at least three examples.

Essay Topic 3

What is/are the major purpose(s) of Weir's text? How is this biography different from others previously written? What did she set out to accomplish? Did she succeed? Support your answer.

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