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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Anna of Cleaves and Katherine Howard: Chapter 14, An Unendurable Bargain, Chapter 15, That Young Girl Katherine, and Chapter 16, Old Man's Jewel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the individuals whom Henry considered betrothing his daughter to was ___________.
(a) The King of Scots.
(b) The Prince of Greece.
(c) The Prince of France.
(d) The King of Portugal.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a part of the Boleyn family background?
(a) An explorer.
(b) Merchants.
(c) An earl.
(d) A duke.

3. Why was the ceremony to crown Jane Seymour canceled?
(a) A fire destroyed the building it was to be held in.
(b) Rebels threatened to disrupt the ceremony.
(c) There was an outbreak of a plague.
(d) Jane was ill.

4. Who was Catherine of Aragon's mother?
(a) Luciana of Moura.
(b) Josephine of Dieppe.
(c) Anne of Kent.
(d) Isabella of Castile.

5. On the same day that Anne's accused lovers were executed, what decree was issued?
(a) A decree that took away Henry's power in the Church.
(b) A decree which dissolved Henry and Anne's marriage.
(c) A decree to remove Princess Elizabeth from Henry's line of succession.
(d) A decree which lessened the punishment for adultery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Katherine Howard come to court?

2. What does the author suggest may have caused Katherine Howard to be distracted from her marriage?

3. Whom did Jane Seymour quickly befriend after marrying Henry?

4. Where was Catherine of Aragon first taken after being banished by King Henry?

5. How is the first meeting between Anna of Cleves and King Henry described?

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