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King Henry VIII

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old was King Henry VIII's youngest wife?

a)

17

b)

19

c)

35

d)

22

2.

pg 3: How many of King Henry VIII's wives NO children at all?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Tudor monarch whose want for a male heir led him to break with the Catholic Church over his need to divorce and marry again. He did so 6 times.

a)

Henry the 7th

b)

Henry the 8th

c)

Louis the 14th

4.

What made Henry the 8th re-think his allegiance to the Catholic Church?

a)

He liked Protestantism

b)

His son convinced him to switch to Protestantism

c)

The Pope would not grant him a divorce.

5.

Who is this a painting of?

a)

Harold the 4th

b)

Louis the 16th

c)

Henry the 8th

6.

English Parliament's legal action at the request of Henry VIII that made him head of the Church of England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon.

a)

Act of Justice

b)

Act of Supremacy

c)

Act of Matrimony

7.

In what time period did Henry the 8th rule?

a)

Beginning of the Renaissance/1300's

b)

Toward the end of the Renaissance/1500's

c)

After the Renaissance/1600's

8.

Which of these world history eras was NOT going on at the time of Henry the 8th's reign as King of England?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Crusades

9.

What type of people did Henry the 8th appoint to positions of power?

a)

Only nobles

b)

Common men outside the nobility

10.

What did Henry the 8th think of Luther's Protestant Reformation at first?

a)

He declared it heresy.

b)

He openly supported it.

c)

He wanted to join.

11.

Did Anne Boleyn help Henry the 8th with a male heir?

a)

She did. He became king later.

b)

She did not. She was later executed for treason.

c)

She did not, but they kept trying throughout a happy marriage.

12.

What was significant about Parliament's Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the Church of England?

a)

It was one of the first times Parliament did something outside of taxation.

b)

They later repealed it.

c)

It did not make him the head of the church.

13.

Which of King Henry VIII's wives was executed for treason?

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Catherine of Aragon

c)

Jane Seymour

d)

Anne of Cleves

14.

What was the main reason King Henry VIII established the Church of England?

a)

To gain more political power

b)

To annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon

c)

To support Protestant Reformation

d)

To increase taxes

15.

Which of the following was a significant cultural impact of King Henry VIII's reign?

a)

The Renaissance began in England

b)

The English Reformation

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

The signing of the Magna Carta