Henry VIII - Test
Henry VIII
  • 1. Who was Henry VIII's first wife?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Anne of Cleves
C) Anne Boleyn
D) Catherine of Aragon
  • 2. What year did Henry VIII become King of England?
A) 1521
B) 1547
C) 1509
D) 1485
  • 3. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 2
D) 3
  • 4. Which Act stripped the Catholic Church of power in England and made the king the head of the church?
A) Act of Union
B) Act of Reformation
C) Act of Succession
D) Act of Supremacy
  • 5. Who was Henry VIII's only male heir?
A) Elizabeth I
B) Henry FitzRoy
C) Mary I
D) Edward VI
  • 6. Which of Henry VIII's wives outlived him?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Catherine Parr
C) Jane Seymour
D) Catherine Howard
  • 7. Who was Henry VIII's older brother who briefly became king?
A) Arthur
B) George
C) Edward
D) Richard
  • 8. Which wife of Henry VIII bore him his only male heir?
A) Anne of Cleves
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Jane Seymour
D) Catherine Howard
  • 9. Which of Henry VIII's wives was known for her beauty and charm?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Anne Boleyn
C) Catherine Parr
D) Catherine of Aragon
  • 10. Who was Henry VIII's chief minister and close advisor for much of his reign?
A) Thomas Wolsey
B) Thomas Cranmer
C) Thomas More
D) Thomas Cromwell
  • 11. Where is Henry VIII buried?
A) St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Canterbury Cathedral
D) Tower of London
  • 12. What was the name of Anne Boleyn's daughter who later became Queen of England?
A) Jane Seymour
B) Catherine of Aragon
C) Mary I
D) Elizabeth I
  • 13. Which English parliament was known for rejecting Henry VIII's requests for funding?
A) The Long Parliament
B) The Rump Parliament
C) The Addled Parliament
D) The Reformation Parliament
  • 14. What was the name of the war that Henry VIII waged against France in the 1540s?
A) Hundred Years' War
B) Spanish Armada
C) Rough Wooing
D) War of the Roses
  • 15. What was the name of the son Henry VIII had with his third wife Jane Seymour?
A) Edward
B) Arthur
C) James
D) Henry
  • 16. At what age did Henry VIII die?
A) 55
B) 60
C) 64
D) 48
  • 17. Who was Henry VIII's favorite sister?
A) Elizabeth Tudor
B) Margaret Tudor
C) Anne Tudor
D) Mary Tudor
  • 18. What title did Pope Leo X award Henry VIII before his break from the Roman Catholic Church?
A) Shepherd of the Faithful
B) Holy Protector
C) Guardian of the Flock
D) Defender of the Faith
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