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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. What palace was renovated and renamed Whitehall for Anne Boleyn?
(a) Eltham Palace.
(b) York Place.
(c) Hampton Court.
(d) Bridewell Palace.

2. Who was the bride of Emperor Charles V?
(a) Mary Tudor, the King's sister.
(b) Princess Mary, the King's daughter.
(c) Isabella of Portugal.
(d) Mary Boleyn.

3. What was the first step taken to dissolve the royal marriage?
(a) A request of the Pope.
(b) A legatine commission.
(c) A legal trial.
(d) An ecclesiastical court hearing.

4. Where were Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon married?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(c) Windsor Castle.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

5. What did Queen Katherine call herself while the King was courting Anne Boleyn?
(a) "Patient Grizelda."
(b) "Princess Grizelda."
(c) "Katherine the Patient."
(d) "The Martyr Queen."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon spend their early married life?

2. Who was arrested in November, 1530?

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

4. To whom was the Princess Mary, Henry and Katherine's daughter, first betrothed?

5. In what year did Katherine of Aragon arrive in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Katherine of Aragon appeal to Emperor Charles V for help with her legal issues?

2. Describe the appearance of Anne Boleyn.

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

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

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

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

7. What are the different portraits painted of Anne Boleyn by her biographers?

8. What were the two main factors that converged in 1527 to spur King Henry VIII to action regarding the dissolution of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon?

9. Describe the appearance of King Henry VIII.

10. What were the objections foreseen by Ferdinand of Aragon to his daughter, Katherine, marrying Prince Henry?

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