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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. At what family's home did the Tudor court stay in September, 1535?

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. Where was Anne of Cleves buried?

5. Which of Anne's accused lovers was a musician?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was the birth of Prince Edward celebrated?

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

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

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

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

8. What urgent matter diverted the Privy Council's attention from the executions of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper in December, 1541?

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

10. Why did Emperor Charles V and the imperialists support the idea of a royal divorce between King Henry VIII and Queen Anne?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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