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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The 'Great Matter': Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was King Henry VIII's first known mistress?
(a) Mary Boleyn.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Lady Elizabeth FitzWalter.
(d) Elizabeth Blount.

2. Whose death in November, 1504, radically changed the political landscape of Europe?
(a) Queen Isabella of Castile.
(b) King Henry VII.
(c) Queen Elizabeth of York.
(d) Ferdinand of Aragon.

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

4. Which of these was not a reason that Thomas Cranmer visited Queen Anne at the Tower?
(a) To administer the Holy Sacrament of Communion.
(b) To receive her consent to the annulment of her marriage.
(c) To offer spiritual consolation.
(d) To have her sign formal adoption papers for her daughter, Elizabeth.

5. Whose account of Queen Katherine's speech at the legatine court is recorded in Weir's book?
(a) John Fisher's.
(b) Thomas Howard's.
(c) George Cavendish's.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visited King Henry VII in the spring of 1506?

2. With whom did King Henry VIII fall passionately in love in 1527?

3. With whom did King Henry VIII share his plans to have his first marriage annulled and marry Anne Boleyn?

4. Who denied in court that he had signed a document the King claimed had been signed by every Bishop in the country?

5. At what event did Queen Anne and King Henry VIII last see one another?

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