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Henry VIII's reign

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Henry VIII's first wife?

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Catherine of Aragon

c)

Anne of Cleeves

d)

Catherine Howard

2.

Who was Henry VIII's father?

a)

Henry 'Tudor' VII

b)

Edward VI

c)

George I

d)

Arthur

3.

Who was Henry VIII's brother?

a)

Henry 'Tudor' VII

b)

Arthur

c)

Edward VI

d)

James I

4.

Who was the mother of Henry VIII's only legitimate son?

a)

Catherine of Aragon

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Anne of Cleves

d)

Jane Seymour

5.

Which of these was one reason why Henry VIII wanted to change the Church in England?

a)

He wanted to divorce his wife and have a son.

b)

He wanted to move to Rome to become the pope.

c)

He wanted to redesign the monasteries.

d)

He felt like it.

6.

Which two things below are features of Catholic churches?

a)

Rood screen (to separate the priest from the congregation).

b)

Bibles written in English, not Latin.

c)

Stained glass windows.

d)

Plain Communion table.

7.

Which two of the things below are features of Protestant churches?

a)

Plain whitewashed walls.

b)

Priests wear plain clothes.

c)

Bible written in Latin, not English.

d)

Priests wear colourful and decorative clothes.

8.

Which 3 things below were problems for Henry VIII?

a)

He needed more money to pay armies to fight his wars against France.

b)

He wanted the monasteries to look after ill people.

c)

He wanted to annul (end) his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

d)

He was concerned (worried) about the Habsburg Empire which was very powerful.

9.

What was Henry VIII's oldest child called?

a)

Margaret

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Mary

d)

Edward

10.

Who became the monarch (king or queen) when Henry VIII died?

a)

Mary I

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Edward VI

d)

Henry IX