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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 men arrested in conjunction with Queen Anne's alleged crimes was arrested, but never charged?

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

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

4. What title was given to Thomas Cromwell in January, 1535?

5. What gift did King Henry VIII present to Anne Boleyn in August, 1533?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the coronation ceremony of Anne Boleyn.

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

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

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

7. What kinds of charity did Queen Anne perform?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the state of women's lives in Tudor England? What kind of power did they have? What choices? Please use three examples.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does King Henry VIII change throughout the course of his reign? Think about this in terms of the physical, religious, social, political, and emotional. Use at least three specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

What was the purpose of marriage in the 1500s, and how did Henry VIII make use of it? Please use three examples.

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