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