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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. What was the "Valor Ecclesiasticus"?

2. In 1541, whose execution was one of the ghastliest atrocities of Henry VIII's reign?

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

4. Of what did Jane Seymour die?

5. How many husbands did Katherine Parr have before King Henry VIII?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How was the birth of Prince Edward celebrated?

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

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

7. Describe the coronation ceremony of Anne Boleyn.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the major differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the newly created Church of England? How did those differences play out during the reign of King Henry VIII? Why did they cause such controversy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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