Problem: Henry VIII (28 June 1491 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII.

Henry is best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. His disagreement with the Pope on the question of such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority and appointing himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Despite his resulting excommunication, Henry remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings.

Domestically, Henry is known for his radical changes to the English Constitution, ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings to England. Besides asserting the sovereign's supremacy over the Church of England, he greatly expanded royal power during his reign. Charges of treason and heresy were commonly used to quash dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial, by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Richard Rich, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in Henry's administration. He was an extravagant spender and used the proceeds from the Dissolution of the Monasteries and acts of the Reformation Parliament to convert into royal revenue the money that was formerly paid to Rome. Despite the influx of money from these sources, Henry was continually on the verge of financial ruin due to his personal extravagance as well as his numerous costly continental wars, particularly with Francis I of France and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, as he sought to enforce his claim to the Kingdom of France. At home, he oversaw the legal union of England and Wales with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 and following the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 he was the first English monarch to rule as King of Ireland.
1. Who was the first Tudor monarch?
2. Who was the second?
3. When was he born?
4. When was he King?
5. Where was he King?
6. When did he die?
7. When did his stop serving as the King?
8. What did the Wales acts combine?
9. When was that?
10. When was the Crown of Ireland Act?
11. What did that put him in charge of?
12. What was his title there?
13. How many wives did he have?
14. Who was his first?
15. What happened with that marriage?
16. Who argued with him about it?
17. What did the Church of England separate from?
18. What movement led to that?
19. Who started that?
20. What happened to him because of that?
Answer: 1. Henry VII
2. Henry VIII
3. 28 June 1491
4. 21 April 1509
5. England
6. 28 January 1547
7. 28 January 1547
8. England and Wales
9. 1535
10. 1542
11. Ireland
12. King
13. six
14. Catherine of Aragon
15. it was annulled
16. the Pope
17. papal authority
18. the English Reformation
19. Henry
20. He became Supreme Head of the Church of England

Problem: There was once a young bear who lived in a small cave in the woods. His cave was comfy, warm, and dark, and had a bit of a yard in front of it. The bear lived with his mother and father, and spent his days walking around and his nights curled up asleep. He liked to look for berries to eat. His favorite berries were blueberries, but he would eat any berries he found: strawberries, raspberries, cherries, anything.

There was a river near the bear's cave, and he loved to sit on the bank and look at the fish and frogs, and at his own reflection in the water. One sunny afternoon, when he was looking into the river, he saw a family of ducks swimming by. He got up and followed them. They swam along in the river, and he walked along the bank. They traveled like this until they reached a small clearing in the forest. The bear stopped and looked around, and saw that the clearing was completely filled with blueberries -- more than he had ever seen!

The young bear ate his fill of blueberries, then took home as many as he could carry in his paws. He went to bed happy. It was a wonderful day.
1. Where did the bear live?
2. Where was the cave?
3. Did he live alone?
4. Who did he live with?
5. What did he eat?
6. What kind?
7. What did he do?
8. And do what?
9. What else?
10. Then what?
Answer: 1. in a cave
2. In the woods.
3. No
4. His mother and father
5. Berries
6. All kinds
7. sit on the bank
8. look at the fish and frogs
9. he saw a family of ducks swimming by
10. He followed them

Problem: CHAPTER XIV

A GLEAM OF LIGHT

"I would advise that you keep that satchel and the picture out of sight at first," said Professor Potts, as he rang the bell of the sanitarium. "Talk to the old sailor and try to draw him out. Then show him his belongings when you think the time ripe."

Mr. Wadsworth and Dave thought this good advice, and when they were ushered into the old sailor's presence, the boy kept the satchel behind him.

"Well, douse my toplights, but I'm glad to see ye all!" cried Billy Dill, as he shook hands. "It's kind o' you to pay a visit to such an old wreck as I am."

"Oh, you're no wreck, Mr. Dill," answered Oliver Wadsworth. "We'll soon have you as right and tight as any craft afloat," he added, falling into the tar's manner of speaking.

"Bless the day when I can float once more, sir. Do you know, I've been thinkin' that a whiff o' salt air would do me a sight o' good. Might fix my steerin' apparatus," and the tar tapped his forehead.

"Then you must have a trip to the ocean, by all means," said Caspar Potts. He turned to the rich manufacturer. "It might be easily arranged."

"Dill, I want to talk to you about the time you were out in the South Seas," said Dave, who could bear the suspense no longer. "Now, please follow me closely, will you?"

"Will if I can, my hearty." The sailor's forehead began to wrinkle. "You know my memory box has got its cargo badly shifted."
1. Who were they trying to draw out?
2. What was his job?
3. Was he glad to see them?
4. Did he consider himself young?
5. Did Oliver agree with him?
6. How did Oliver speak?
7. Where did Caspar say the sailor should go?
8. Was it hard to arrange?
9. What did Dave want to talk about?
10. Could the sailor remember?
Answer:
1. Billy Dill
2. sailor
3. yes
4. No
5. No
6. tar's manner
7. ocean
8. no
9. the South Seas
10. He wasn't sure