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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the chief issue of a marriage contract?
(a) A woman's dowry.
(b) A man's ability to provide for his wife.
(c) The date and time of the wedding.
(d) The division of joint property.

3. Who suggested a new solution to the King's marital quagmire in September, 1529?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) Thomas Cranmer.
(c) Cardinal Wolsey.
(d) Edward Fox.

4. Which of these songs did Henry VIII compose for Katherine of Aragon?
(a) "O Lord, the Maker of All Things."
(b) "Pastime with Good Company."
(c) "Green Groweth the Holly."
(d) "Adieu Madame et Ma Maistresse."

5. Who did King Henry VII wish to marry in 1507?
(a) Claude of France.
(b) Katherine of Aragon.
(c) Joan of Naples.
(d) Queen Juana of Castile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Henry VIII's wives died from complications during childbirth?

2. At what time in her life could a woman gain the upper hand?

3. What palace was renovated and renamed Whitehall for Anne Boleyn?

4. Who was the bride of Emperor Charles V?

5. Whose account of Queen Katherine's speech at the legatine court is recorded in Weir's book?

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