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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 wives took as her motto, "No other will than his"?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Anne of Cleves.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Katherine of Aragon.

2. Who suggested a new solution to the King's marital quagmire in September, 1529?
(a) Stephen Gardiner.
(b) Cardinal Wolsey.
(c) Edward Fox.
(d) Thomas Cranmer.

3. Which of these people was not a supporter of Queen Katherine?
(a) Sir Thomas More.
(b) John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester.
(c) Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
(d) Mary Tudor, the King's sister.

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

5. What palace was renovated and renamed Whitehall for Anne Boleyn?
(a) Hampton Court.
(b) York Place.
(c) Bridewell Palace.
(d) Eltham Palace.

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

7. How did Prince Arthur die?
(a) He fell off his horse.
(b) From a virus.
(c) He was killed in battle.
(d) From consumption.

8. Who took over governing Castile when King Philip died in 1506?
(a) Ferdinand of Aragon.
(b) Queen Juana of Castile.
(c) Princess Eleanor of Castile.
(d) Prince Charles I of Castile.

9. What book did Anne Boleyn read and share with the King, who approved of it despite its place on the banned list?
(a) "The Obedience of a Christian Man, and how Christian Kings ought to Govern."
(b) "The Supplication of Beggars."
(c) "A Glass of the Truth."
(d) "Utopia."

10. On what part of her body did Anne Boleyn have a small deformity?
(a) Her foot.
(b) Her finger.
(c) Her breast.
(d) Her ear.

11. Who was Fray Diego?
(a) Katherine's confessor.
(b) Prince Henry's tutor.
(c) Katherine's chamberlain.
(d) The new ambassador to England from Spain.

12. 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) Bowls.
(d) Archery.

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

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

15. Who was arrested in November, 1530?
(a) John Fisher, the Bishop of Rochester.
(b) Sir Thomas More.
(c) Thomas Cranmer.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Cardinal Campeggio carrying with him in secret when he came to London from Rome?

2. Which of these songs did Henry VIII compose for Katherine of Aragon?

3. How many babies were born to Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon?

4. Who was sent to France with a secret message from King Henry VIII in March, 1533?

5. For whose execution did Katherine of Aragon always feel somewhat responsible?

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