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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who visited King Henry VII in the spring of 1506?
(a) Pope Julius II.
(b) Louis XII, King of France.
(c) Queen Juana and King Philip of Castile.
(d) Ferdinand of Aragon.

3. On what day did the Tudors exchange holiday gifts?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Twelfth Night.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) New Year's Day.

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

5. On what day did the proceedings of the legatine court actually commence?
(a) May 31, 1529.
(b) June 8, 1529.
(c) June 18, 1529.
(d) May 30, 1529.

6. Whose family chaplain did Thomas Cranmer become?
(a) Stephen Gardiner's.
(b) Thomas Boleyn's.
(c) John Fisher's.
(d) Thomas Howard's.

7. How did King Henry VIII prefer to be addressed?
(a) "Your Grace."
(b) "Your Majesty."
(c) "Sir King."
(d) "Your Highness."

8. Which of Henry VIII's wives did not marry him at a relatively advanced age?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Katherine Parr.
(d) Katherine of Aragon.

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

10. Which of Henry VIII's wives took as her motto, "Bound to obey and serve"?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Anne of Cleves.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

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

12. With whom did King Henry VIII share his plans to have his first marriage annulled and marry Anne Boleyn?
(a) George Boleyn.
(b) George Cavendish.
(c) Cardinal Wolsey.
(d) Thomas Boleyn.

13. To whom was the Princess Mary, Henry and Katherine's daughter, first betrothed?
(a) The Dauphin of France.
(b) The Duke of Orleans.
(c) King Francis I.
(d) Emperor Charles V.

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

15. Which of these was not a title bestowed upon Prince Henry before his fifth birthday?
(a) Prince of Wales.
(b) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
(c) Duke of York.
(d) Knight of the Garter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was appointed as acting Spanish Ambassador to England in May of 1507?

2. What fruit did Katherine of Aragon adopt as her personal badge?

3. Who suggested a new solution to the King's marital quagmire in September, 1529?

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

5. To whom did Katherine appeal for help by sending one of her servants?

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