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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What added urgency to Henry's need to divorce Catherine of Aragon in 1532?
(a) Catherine wanted to remarry.
(b) Rumors spread that Henry was incapable of getting things done.
(c) England went to war with Spain.
(d) Anne Boleyn became pregnant.

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

3. What happened to Anne Boleyn one week after Henry's marriage to Catherine was declared invalid?
(a) Anne was arrested.
(b) Anne was crowned.
(c) Anne gave birth.
(d) Anne was invited to France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne and Henry named their firstborn child after ____________.

2. What was Henry disguised as when he rode to meet Anna of Cleves for the first time?

3. To what person of high-standing was Anna of Cleves related?

4. What did Henry and Jane name their firstborn son?

5. What kind of wedding did Anne Boleyn and Henry have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who testified against Anne Boleyn in her trial? Who provided some of the most damning testimony?

2. After Catherine of Aragon was banished, what did Henry begin attempting to get other kings and leaders in Europe used to?

3. What did Henry offer Anna of Cleves in order to end their marriage?

4. With regard to his children, what was Henry encouraged to do by Jane Seymour?

5. After Queen Jane's death, what was the goal of Henry's advisors as they searched for his next wife?

6. As their marriage continued, what did Anne do which made Henry increasingly displeased with her.?

7. What brought about the end of Henry's marriage to Katherine Howard?

8. Whom did Katherine Howard have affairs with while living at her grandmother's home?

9. What was Henry's opinion of Anna of Cleves after meeting her for the first time?

10. What would Henry eventually claim about Anna of Cleve's nude body?

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