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King Henry VIII

Quiz by Angela Hawtone Villaverde

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16 questions
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  • Q1
    Why did Henry VIII want a divorce?
    Henry loved and wanted to marry Anne Boleyn
    Catherine of Aragon was too old to have more children and only had one child - a girl called Mary
    All reasons mentioned
    Henry believed that God was punishing him for marrying his sister-in-law
    60s
  • Q2
    Why did Cardinal Wolsey fail to achieve a divorce for Henry VIII?
    All reasons mentioned
    Clement VII, the pope, did not want to over rule an earlier pope’s decision that allowed Henry and Catherine to marry.
    As a devout Catholic, Catherine of Aragon would not accept a divorce.
    Catherine of Aragon's nephew, Charles V, had captured Rome and controlled the pope.
    60s
  • Q3
    How did Henry VIII achieve his divorce?
    All reasons given.
    Anne Boleyn told him he had to or she would leave him and this was the thing that Henry VIII feared the most.
    Catherine of Aragon finally agreed to the divorce and signed the papers for Henry VIII.
    Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII pressured the Church through Parliament and passed a law that meant Catherine could not argue the divorce with the Pope because he was outside of England.
    60s
  • Q4
    Why did Henry want to close the monasteries
    Anne Boleyn told him to do it.
    Henry VIII never liked monasteries and thought they were a giant waste of money.
    None of the reasons given.
    He was worried the monks might resist his religious changes and he wanted the money from them for himself.
    60s
  • Q5
    When was Henry Tudor born?
    1547
    1537
    1491
    1509
    60s
  • Q6
    When did Henry VIII become King?
    1537
    1547
    1509
    1491
    60s
  • Q7
    Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
    Jane Seymour
    Anne of Cleves
    Catherine of Aragon
    Anne Boleyn
    60s
  • Q8
    Who was Henry VIII's second wife?
    Jane Seymour
    Anne of Cleves
    Catherine of Aragon
    Anne Boleyn
    60s
  • Q9
    Who was the only wife that gave Henry VIII a son?
    Catherine of Aragon
    Anne Boleyn
    Anne Cleves
    Jane Seymour
    60s
  • Q10
    How many wives did Henry VIII have?
    3
    1
    8
    6
    60s
  • Q11
    What is the rhyme used to help remember the fate of King Henry VIII's wives?
    Annulled, beheaded, died; divorced, annulled, survived
    Annulled, annulled, died; annulled, beheaded, survived
    Divorced, beheaded, died; Divorced, beheaded, survived.
    There isn't one.
    60s
  • Q12
    What was the result of the dissolution of the monasteries?
    All the monks and nuns eventually found new jobs.
    Henry VIII's income doubled, thousands were left without a job and a revolt broke out.
    Henry VIII forced the monks and nuns to convert religion before rehousing them.
    The people in the north of England were happy because they didn't like the monasteries anyway and thought they were a waste of money.
    60s
  • Q13
    Was Henry VIII a Protestant or Catholic?
    Neither! He hated religion and believed that God did too - that is why he didn't want to listen to the Pope about his divorce.
    Both! He was a Roman Catholic until he broke away from Rome between 1532-1534.
    Both! He was Protestant at birth and became Catholic later in life (around 1532-1534).
    Neither! He made up his own religion and everyone in England was made to follow it.
    60s
  • Q14
    Did Henry VIII enjoy being active?
    Yes, he enjoyed long walks around Hampton Court and swimming in the Thames.
    No! He only liked to watch sports and not do anything active himself.
    No! That's why he became very fat later in life.
    Yes, he enjoyed hunting, reading, dancing and games like tennis.
    60s
  • Q15
    Did Henry VIII allow any changes to church service or the Bible?
    He did not allow changes to church service but he did allow the Bible to be translated to English and published.
    He allowed church service to be held in English and had the Bible translated to English and published.
    Henry destroyed all churches so there could be no services.
    No. He did not allow changes to either.
    60s

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