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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were Katherine of Aragon and Arthur, Prince of Wales, formally betrothed?
(a) 1489.
(b) 1500.
(c) 1497.
(d) 1488.

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

3. Who died at the Tower of London in February, 1503?
(a) Princess Mary.
(b) The Bishop of London.
(c) Princess Margaret.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

4. What was the name given to the tax that the English people paid to Rome?
(a) "Peter's Pence."
(b) "The Pontiff's Penny."
(c) "Pennies for the Pope."
(d) "Leviticus Levy."

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

6. Which of these was not an order issued to King Henry VIII from the Pope?
(a) To appear in Rome for the trial of his case.
(b) To put away Anne Boleyn.
(c) Not to remarry before he gave a decision on the case.
(d) To marry Anne without annuling his first marriage.

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

8. 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."

9. In what year was the first son of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon born?
(a) 1513.
(b) 1511.
(c) 1510.
(d) 1512.

10. Who is Anne Boleyn and her family suspected of having attempted to murder in February, 1531?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Cardinal Wolsey.
(c) Sir Thomas More.
(d) John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester.

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

12. Where did Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon spend their early married life?
(a) Ludlow.
(b) London.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Cambridge.

13. What was the title of Erasmus' book, written in 1526, with which Queen Katherine was impressed?
(a) "An Exhortation to Young Men."
(b) "The Institution of Christian Marriage."
(c) "A Defence of the Seven Sacraments Against Martin Luther."
(d) "Utopia."

14. When did Ferdinand of Aragon have the remainder of Katherine's dowry ready for payment?
(a) 1507.
(b) 1503.
(c) 1506.
(d) 1509.

15. What was displayed on King Henry VIII's armor at a joust celebrating the birth of his son?
(a) Sir Loyal Heart.
(b) Lionhearted.
(c) Heart of Gold.
(d) Sir Henry the Loyal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did King Henry VIII suspect Anne was having an affair in 1525-26?

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

4. Who was the new Spanish ambassador to England as of autumn, 1529?

5. How did Prince Arthur die?

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