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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The 'Great Matter': Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Henry VIII's wives was misrepresented to him in a portrait?
(a) Anne of Cleves.
(b) Katherine Howard.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Katherine Parr.

2. Who was King Henry VIII's first known mistress?
(a) Elizabeth Blount.
(b) Lady Elizabeth FitzWalter.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Mary Boleyn.

3. Which of these was not a title bestowed upon Prince Henry before his fifth birthday?
(a) Knight of the Garter.
(b) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
(c) Duke of York.
(d) Prince of Wales.

4. To whom was Princess Mary, Henry and Katherine's daughter, betrothed after the dissolution of her first engagement?
(a) King Francis I.
(b) The Dauphin of France.
(c) The Duke of Orleans.
(d) Emperor Charles V.

5. Which of Henry VIII's mistresses was the mother of his son, Henry FitzRoy?
(a) Mary Boleyn.
(b) Lady Elizabeth FitzWalter.
(c) Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what story was the first pageant staged in the Tudor court based?

2. Who contracted the "sweating sickness" in the summer of 1528?

3. What fruit did Katherine of Aragon adopt as her personal badge?

4. Who was appointed as acting Spanish Ambassador to England in May of 1507?

5. On what day did the Tudors exchange holiday gifts?

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