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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. What member of the monarchy had married for love before Henry VIII?
(a) Edward IV.
(b) Prince Arthur.
(c) Henry VII.
(d) Richard II.

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

3. What was the title of King Henry VIII's treatise on the "great matter"?
(a) "Truth Be Told."
(b) "A Glass of the Truth."
(c) "A Glass Half Full."
(d) "The Truth and Nothing But the Truth."

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

5. How many pregnancies did Katherine of Aragon go through between 1509 and 1515?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was given to Anne Boleyn by King Henry VIII in the autumn of 1528?

2. What title was bestowed upon Thomas Boleyn in 1525?

3. Which of these men arrested in conjunction with Queen Anne's alleged crimes was arrested, but never charged?

4. From what country was the great-grandmother for whom Katherine of Aragon was named?

5. What was the title of Erasmus' book, written in 1526, with which Queen Katherine was impressed?

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