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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Henry promise Anna of Cleves when he decided to end their marriage?
(a) He would regard her as his own sister.
(b) He would find another husband for her.
(c) He would name a town after her.
(d) He would never go to war against Cleves.

2. In what year did King Henry and Anna of Cleves marry?
(a) 1542.
(b) 1540.
(c) 1530.
(d) 1536.

3. Following Queen Jane's death, whom did Henry send to see every one of his potential brides?
(a) A physician.
(b) Mary, his daughter.
(c) The Archbishop.
(d) A portrait artist.

4. Whom did Katherine live with before she came to court?
(a) The Duchess of Norfolk.
(b) The Duchess of Northumberland.
(c) The Duchess of Somerset.
(d) The Duchess of Suffolk.

5. In what season was Jane Seymour supposed to be crowned in a ceremony?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

6. How many days did Queen Jane's labor last for?
(a) One day.
(b) Six days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

7. After Henry and Anne married, what did he spend a great deal of money on?
(a) Commissioning portraits of Anne and their child.
(b) Renovating Hever Castle.
(c) Building up his navy.
(d) Preparing nurseries for their future children.

8. What kind of wedding did Anne Boleyn and Henry have?
(a) A summer wedding.
(b) A lavish wedding.
(c) A secret wedding.
(d) A fake wedding.

9. In what month did Anne Boleyn and Henry marry?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) October.
(d) July.

10. What health condition caused Henry a lot of pain after he married Katherine Howard?
(a) Gout.
(b) Ulcers on his leg.
(c) A bad back.
(d) Migraine headaches.

11. How old was Henry when he married Katherine Howard?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his forties.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) In his fifties.

12. What were the religious rebellions which occurred after Henry married Jane Seymour provoked by?
(a) Henry's decision to raise taxes.
(b) Henry's dissolution of monasteries.
(c) An attack by the French.
(d) Henry's marriage to Jane.

13. How many men were accused of having affairs with Anne Boleyn?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

14. In what month did Henry and Katherine Howard marry?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) March.

15. Whom did Katherine Howard have an affair with when she was seventeen?
(a) Francis Knollys.
(b) Francis Drake.
(c) Francis Throckmorton.
(d) Francis Dereham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry claim about the appearance of Anna of Cleves' nude body?

2. Some time after marrying Henry, with whom did Katherine begin a flirtation?

3. Where was Anne Boleyn taken after she was arrested in 1536?

4. Which of the following was NOT a candidate to marry King Henry after Queen Jane died?

5. Where did Henry go after seeing Catherine of Aragon for the last time?

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