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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 name of the young woman Henry met around 1535?

2. In what year did Henry see Catherine of Aragon for the final time?

3. How was Katherine punished for her infidelity?

4. In what month was Anne Boleyn executed?

5. After banishing Catherine of Aragon, what did Henry attempt to get world leaders to accept?

Short Essay Questions

1. With concern for the appearance of his future wife, what did Henry send an artist to do?

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

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

4. What did the Pope declare about Henry's marriages in July, 1533?

5. What was unique about Henry's first meeting with Anna of Cleves?

6. What did Anne and Henry name their firstborn child together? What caught everyone by surprise when this baby was born?

7. When did King Henry and Anne Boleyn get married? What did they tell others?

8. After Henry bade goodbye to Catherine and left for Woodstock, where was she taken?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife. Why was she such an important figure during the reign of Henry VIII. What could she do that Henry's other wives could not and how did this impact her legacy? How did Henry and Jane meet and what was their relationship like? How did their marriage end? How did Henry show his preference for Jane after the end of their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss death in "The Wives of Henry VIII." Who died during Henry's reign? How did the wives of Henry VIII die? Did these deaths significantly impact Henry's reign?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Henry's desire for a male heir. Why did he want a male heir? Why was his son Henry Fitzroy not an ideal candidate? How did his desire for a male heir affect his life, his reign, and England as a whole?

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