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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What token did Anne send the King from Hever Castle in 1527?
(a) A jewel in the shape of a heart.
(b) A jewel in the shape of a solitary woman in a ship.
(c) A jeweled ring.
(d) A carved wooden boat with a solitary woman on it.

3. For whose execution did Katherine of Aragon always feel somewhat responsible?
(a) Her nephew Miguel.
(b) Perkin Warbeck.
(c) Her sister Isabella.
(d) Edward, Earl of Warwick.

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

5. Where did Cardinal Campeggio suggest Katherine go rather than fight for her marriage?
(a) France.
(b) Back to Spain.
(c) To see the Pope.
(d) A nunnery.

6. In what language did Prince Arthur converse with his bride-to-be?
(a) English.
(b) Latin.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

7. What were the Eltham Ordinances?
(a) The documents by which the King laid claim to the throne.
(b) A set of guidelines and rules of etiquette for the court.
(c) A treatise on marriage.
(d) A treaty between England and France.

8. What monarch founded the Tudor dynasty?
(a) Mary I.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Henry VII.
(d) Elizabeth I.

9. 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?
(a) Real tennis.
(b) Dice.
(c) Archery.
(d) Bowls.

10. What was the primary responsibility of a queen?
(a) To manage the king's household.
(b) To bear heirs.
(c) To entertain visiting dignitaries.
(d) To advise the king.

11. Who was sent by King Henry VIII to Rome to request a dispensation allowing him to remarry?
(a) George Cavendish.
(b) Cardinal Wolsey.
(c) Thomas Boleyn.
(d) Dr. William Knight.

12. 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.

13. Whose residence was at Hampton Court?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.
(c) Spanish Ambassador Luis Caroz.
(d) Sir Thomas More.

14. When is the last time recorded of Henry and Katherine sharing a bed?
(a) December 1528.
(b) May 1527.
(c) June 1529.
(d) October 1524.

15. Where were Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon married?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Windsor Castle.
(c) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(d) The Tower of London.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Katherine of Aragon when her marital future was decided?

2. Which of Henry VIII's wives took as her motto, "No other will than his"?

3. What was displayed on King Henry VIII's armor at a joust celebrating the birth of his son?

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

5. What member of the monarchy had married for love before Henry VIII?

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