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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Henry go after seeing Catherine of Aragon for the last time?
(a) Cornwall.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Woodstock.
(d) Salisbury.

2. How many days after her son's birth did Jane Seymour die?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Twenty days.

3. What decorated some jewels which were created after Henry and Jane Seymour married?
(a) Gold leaf.
(b) Floral carvings.
(c) Tiny painted portraits of the King and Queen.
(d) Intertwining initials.

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

5. What was Henry disguised as when he rode to meet Anna of Cleves for the first time?
(a) A guard.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A messenger.
(d) A monk.

6. What about Anne's personality quickly began to irritate the King after they married?
(a) Her naivete.
(b) Her prudishness.
(c) Her temper tantrums.
(d) Her scheming.

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

8. Who was Lady Rochford?
(a) Anne Boleyn's nurse maid.
(b) Anne Boleyn's aunt.
(c) Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law.
(d) The King's cousin.

9. After Catherine of Aragon's death, where did Henry have her body interred?
(a) Chester Cathedral.
(b) Westminster Cathedral.
(c) Peterborough Cathedral.
(d) Durham Cathedral.

10. In what month was Anne Boleyn executed?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) December.

11. What is the only surviving example of Katherine's handwriting?
(a) A signature in a guest book.
(b) A love letter.
(c) Her marriage license.
(d) A letter of complaint she wrote to Henry.

12. Which area of Henry's kingdom was particularly restless due to the religious revolution?
(a) The south.
(b) The east.
(c) The north.
(d) The west.

13. In what year did Henry see Catherine of Aragon for the final time?
(a) 1528.
(b) 1535.
(c) 1525.
(d) 1531.

14. How is the first meeting between Anna of Cleves and King Henry described?
(a) As awkward.
(b) As aggressive.
(c) As comfortable.
(d) As tense.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Anne Boleyn one week after Henry's marriage to Catherine was declared invalid?

2. Why did Katherine Howard come to court?

3. What added urgency to Henry's need to divorce Catherine of Aragon in 1532?

4. Following the delivery of a stillborn son in 1534, what did Anne make statements to imply about the King?

5. Shortly after Catherine of Aragon's death, what happened to Anne Boleyn?

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