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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what position did Anne Boleyn recommend Dame Eleanor Carey?
(a) Queen Isabella's maid of honor.
(b) Henry FitzRoy's governess.
(c) Queen Katherine's maid of honor.
(d) Abbess of Wilton.

2. What was displayed on King Henry VIII's armor at a joust celebrating the birth of his son?
(a) Sir Loyal Heart.
(b) Lionhearted.
(c) Heart of Gold.
(d) Sir Henry the Loyal.

3. On what part of her body did Anne Boleyn have a small deformity?
(a) Her finger.
(b) Her breast.
(c) Her foot.
(d) Her ear.

4. At what time in her life could a woman gain the upper hand?
(a) As a mother.
(b) As a widow.
(c) After her marriage.
(d) During courtship.

5. On whom did Anne and her family plan to take revenge after she accepted the King's marriage proposal?
(a) Cardinal Wolsey.
(b) Queen Katherine.
(c) George Cavendish.
(d) Thomas Wyatt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What member of the monarchy had married for love before Henry VIII?

2. Of what feature was King Henry VIII extremely proud?

3. Of what did King Henry VII die?

4. Who was King Henry VIII's first known mistress?

5. Who was the first man to whom Thomas Boleyn proposed to marry Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was King Henry VII so eager to marry his eldest son to one of Spain's princesses?

2. What was Thomas Cranmer's solution to the King's marital quandary?

3. How did Queen Isabella's death affect her daughter, Katherine of Aragon, politically?

4. What is the tradition of courtly love?

5. Describe the state of women's rights during the Tudor period.

6. How was Princess Mary affected by the King's determination to annul his marriage to her mother?

7. What complaints did King Henry VIII lodge against Katherine of Aragon in a letter sent by his Privy Council?

8. How was the King's case left in July, 1529?

9. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

10. Describe the Princess Mary's childhood.

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