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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was later hailed as the founder of the Protestant religion?
(a) Thomas More.
(b) King Henry VIII.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Thomas Wolsey.

2. How many of Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon's babies survived to adulthood?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

3. Who was arrested in November, 1530?
(a) Sir Thomas More.
(b) Thomas Cranmer.
(c) John Fisher, the Bishop of Rochester.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

4. Who was sent to France with a secret message from King Henry VIII in March, 1533?
(a) Thomas Cranmer.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) Stephen Gardiner.
(d) George Boleyn.

5. In what province were the Spanish royal children raised?
(a) Granada.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Castile.
(d) The Asturias.

6. What was Cardinal Campeggio carrying with him in secret when he came to London from Rome?
(a) A letter from the Pope to King Henry VIII.
(b) A decretal bull from the Pope.
(c) The original dispensation allowing Henry and Katherine to marry.
(d) A formal annulment of the royal marriage.

7. To whom did Anne become secretly engaged in 1523?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) James Butler.
(c) Henry Percy.
(d) Thomas Wyatt.

8. Which of Henry VIII's wives took as her motto, "No other will than his"?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Jane Seymour.
(c) Katherine Howard.
(d) Anne of Cleves.

9. To whom was Wolsey sent to appeal for help for the King in 1527?
(a) Pope Clement.
(b) Emperor Charles V.
(c) The Archbishop of Canterbury.
(d) King Francis I.

10. With whom did King Henry VIII share his plans to have his first marriage annulled and marry Anne Boleyn?
(a) Thomas Boleyn.
(b) George Boleyn.
(c) Cardinal Wolsey.
(d) George Cavendish.

11. What was the title of Erasmus' book, written in 1526, with which Queen Katherine was impressed?
(a) "The Institution of Christian Marriage."
(b) "A Defence of the Seven Sacraments Against Martin Luther."
(c) "Utopia."
(d) "An Exhortation to Young Men."

12. What book did Anne Boleyn read and share with the King, who approved of it despite its place on the banned list?
(a) "A Glass of the Truth."
(b) "The Supplication of Beggars."
(c) "The Obedience of a Christian Man, and how Christian Kings ought to Govern."
(d) "Utopia."

13. Of what did King Henry VII die?
(a) Old age.
(b) A jousting injury.
(c) A fall from a horse.
(d) Consumption.

14. On what story was the first pageant staged in the Tudor court based?
(a) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) Robin Hood.
(d) Noah's Ark.

15. What member of the monarchy had married for love before Henry VIII?
(a) Edward IV.
(b) Prince Arthur.
(c) Henry VII.
(d) Richard II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title was bestowed upon Thomas Boleyn in 1525?

2. What did Charles V do to express his disapproval of King Henry VIII's legatine court hearing?

3. Who became Henry VIII's sister, Mary's, second husband?

4. Which of these people was not a supporter of Queen Katherine?

5. When is the last time recorded of Henry and Katherine sharing a bed?

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