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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Of what feature was King Henry VIII extremely proud?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His hands.
(c) His legs.
(d) His hair.

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

5. What was given to Anne Boleyn by King Henry VIII in the autumn of 1528?
(a) Her own house.
(b) A diamond tiara.
(c) A pair of horses.
(d) A set of silver dinnerware.

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

7. With whom did King Henry VIII fall passionately in love in 1527?
(a) Katherine of Aragon.
(b) Anne Boleyn.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Isabella of Portugal.

8. Of what did King Henry VII die?
(a) A jousting injury.
(b) Old age.
(c) A fall from a horse.
(d) Consumption.

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

10. Where were King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn married?
(a) Westminster Abbey.
(b) Whitehall Palace.
(c) The Tower of London.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral.

11. Which of these languages did King Henry VIII not speak?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Greek.
(d) English.

12. Whose account of Queen Katherine's speech at the legatine court is recorded in Weir's book?
(a) George Cavendish's.
(b) John Fisher's.
(c) Thomas Howard's.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey's.

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

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

15. In what province were the Spanish royal children raised?
(a) The Asturias.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Granada.
(d) Castile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What monarch founded the Tudor dynasty?

2. Who was the first man to whom Thomas Boleyn proposed to marry Anne?

3. What was the chief issue of a marriage contract?

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

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

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