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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. Where was Anne Boleyn sent in 1513?
(a) The court of Louis XII.
(b) The court of Margaret of Austria.
(c) The court of Emperor Maximilian.
(d) The court of Queen Katherine.

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

3. What was embroidered on King Henry's jousting costume in February 1526?
(a) "Declare, I dare not."
(b) The initials "AB."
(c) "Sir Loyal Heart."
(d) "I dare not share secrets."

4. What fruit did Katherine of Aragon adopt as her personal badge?
(a) The apple.
(b) The orange.
(c) The pear.
(d) The pomegranate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was Wolsey sent to appeal for help for the King in 1527?

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

3. To what leader did Henry VIII marry his sister, Mary Tudor?

4. To whom did King Henry VIII first go to for help with dissolving his marriage?

5. Over what kind of game did the King get into an argument with a man he assumed to be a rival for Anne's affection?

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