Henry VIII Quiz
Henry VIII Quiz Questions
1. Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?
(a) Anne Boleyn
(b) Catherine of Aragon
(c) Jane Seymour
(d) Anne of Cleves
2. Why did Henry VIII want to divorce his first wife?
(a) She was unable to give him a male heir.
(b) She was unfaithful to him.
(c) She was too old.
(d) She was too young.
3. What major event occurred as a result of Henry VIII’s desire to divorce his first wife?
(a) The English Civil War
(b) The Spanish Armada
(c) The English Reformation
(d) The Great Plague
4. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who annulled Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
(a) Thomas Cranmer
(b) Thomas Wolsey
(c) Cardinal Fisher
(d) Thomas More
5. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
6. Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave birth to a male heir?
(a) Anne Boleyn
(b) Jane Seymour
(c) Anne of Cleves
(d) Catherine Howard
7. Who was the playwright who wrote the play “Henry VIII”?
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) Ben Jonson
(d) Thomas Kyd
8. What was the main theme of the play “Henry VIII”?
(a) The dangers of unchecked power
(b) The importance of religious tolerance
(c) The beauty of love
(d) The tragedy of war
9. Which character in the play “Henry VIII” represents the conscience of the king?
(a) Cardinal Wolsey
(b) Thomas Cranmer
(c) Anne Boleyn
(d) Katherine of Aragon
10. What was the outcome of the play “Henry VIII”?
(a) Henry VIII is overthrown and executed.
(b) Henry VIII dies a peaceful death.
(c) Henry VIII’s reign is a great success.
(d) Henry VIII is left alone and isolated.
11. Who was the King of France during Henry VIII’s reign?
(a) Francis I
(b) Louis XIV
(c) Henry IV
(d) Charles V
12. What was the name of the Act of Parliament that made Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England?
(a) The Act of Supremacy
(b) The Act of Uniformity
(c) The Act of Succession
(d) The Act of Treason
13. Which of Henry VIII’s wives was beheaded?
(a) Anne Boleyn
(b) Jane Seymour
(c) Anne of Cleves
(d) Katherine of Aragon
14. What was the name of the ship that sank in the English Channel in 1545, leading to the death of many of Henry VIII’s soldiers?
(a) The Mary Rose
(b) The Victory
(c) The Golden Hind
(d) The Ark Royal
15. Who was the Queen of Scotland during Henry VIII’s reign?
(a) Mary Queen of Scots
(b) Elizabeth I
(c) Margaret Tudor
(d) Catherine of Aragon
16. What was the name of the English explorer who made several voyages to the Americas during Henry VIII’s reign?
(a) Sir Francis Drake
(b) Sir Walter Raleigh
(c) John Cabot
(d) Henry Hudson
17. What was the name of the English philosopher who wrote the book “Utopia”?
(a) Thomas More
(b) Thomas Hobbes
(c) John Locke
(d) Thomas Aquinas
18. What was the name of the English poet who wrote the sonnet sequence “Astrophil and Stella”?
(a) Sir Philip Sidney
(b) Edmund Spenser
(c) William Shakespeare
(d) Christopher Marlowe
19. What was the name of the English painter who painted the portrait of Henry VIII?
(a) Hans Holbein the Younger
(b) Titian
(c) Raphael
(d) Michelangelo
20. What was the name of the English architect who designed the Hampton Court Palace?
(a) Christopher Wren
(b) Inigo Jones
(c) Sir Thomas More
(d) Cardinal Wolsey
21. What was the name of the English playwright who wrote the play “The Spanish Tragedy”?
(a) Thomas Kyd
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) Ben Jonson
(d) William Shakespeare
22. What was the name of the English historian who wrote the book “History of England”?
(a) Edward Gibbon
(b) Thomas Macaulay
(c) Henry Hallam
(d) John Lingard
23. What did Henry VIII do after the Pope refused to grant him a divorce?
(a) He remained a loyal Catholic
(b) He exiled the Pope from England
(c) He established the Church of England
(d) He married Catherine of Aragon again
24. Who was Henry VIII’s second wife?
(a) Anne Boleyn
(b) Catherine of Aragon
(c) Jane Seymour
(d) Catherine Howard
25. Who was Henry VIII’s third wife?
(a) Anne Boleyn
(b) Catherine of Aragon
(c) Jane Seymour
(d) Catherine Howard
Henry VIII Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?
(b) Catherine of Aragon
2. Why did Henry VIII want to divorce his first wife?
(a) She was unable to give him a male heir.
3. What major event occurred as a result of Henry VIII’s desire to divorce his first wife?
(c) The English Reformation
4. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who annulled Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
(a) Thomas Cranmer
5. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
(d) 6
6. Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave birth to a male heir?
(b) Jane Seymour
7. Who was the playwright who wrote the play “Henry VIII”?
(a) William Shakespeare
8. What was the main theme of the play “Henry VIII”?
(a) The dangers of unchecked power
9. Which character in the play “Henry VIII” represents the conscience of the king?
(a) Cardinal Wolsey
10. What was the outcome of the play “Henry VIII”?
(c) Henry VIII’s reign is a great success.
11. Who was the King of France during Henry VIII’s reign?
(a) Francis I
12. What was the name of the Act of Parliament that made Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England?
(a) The Act of Supremacy
13. Which of Henry VIII’s wives was beheaded?
(a) Anne Boleyn
14. What was the name of the ship that sank in the English Channel in 1545, leading to the death of many of Henry VIII’s soldiers?
(a) The Mary Rose
15. Who was the Queen of Scotland during Henry VIII’s reign?
(c) Margaret Tudor
16. What was the name of the English explorer who made several voyages to the Americas during Henry VIII’s reign?
(b) Sir Walter Raleigh
17. What was the name of the English philosopher who wrote the book “Utopia”?
(a) Thomas More
18. What was the name of the English poet who wrote the sonnet sequence “Astrophil and Stella”?
(a) Sir Philip Sidney
19. What was the name of the English painter who painted the portrait of Henry VIII?
(a) Hans Holbein the Younger
20. What was the name of the English architect who designed the Hampton Court Palace?
(c) Christopher Wren
21. What was the name of the English playwright who wrote the play “The Spanish Tragedy”?
(b) Thomas Kyd
22. What was the name of the English historian who wrote the book “History of England”?
(d) John Lingard
23. What did Henry VIII do after the Pope refused to grant him a divorce?
(c) He established the Church of England
24. Who was Henry VIII’s second wife?
(a) Anne Boleyn
25. Who was Henry VIII’s third wife?
(c) Jane Seymour