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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) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

3. Who was later hailed as the founder of the Protestant religion?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) Thomas More.
(c) King Henry VIII.
(d) Thomas Wolsey.

4. What title was bestowed upon Anne Boleyn in September, 1532?
(a) Queen of England.
(b) Princess of Wales.
(c) Duchess of Rochford.
(d) Marquess of Pembroke.

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

6. Which of these men was not one of Katherine of Aragon's lawyers?
(a) Archbishop Warham.
(b) John Fisher.
(c) Stephen Gardiner.
(d) The Bishop of Ely.

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

8. What title was bestowed upon Thomas Boleyn in 1525?
(a) Viscount Rochford.
(b) Duke of Norfolk.
(c) Viscount of Kent.
(d) Earl of Northumberland.

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

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

11. Who denied in court that he had signed a document the King claimed had been signed by every Bishop in the country?
(a) The Bishop of Ely.
(b) The Bishop of Chichester.
(c) The Bishop of Rochester.
(d) The Bishop of St. Asaph.

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

13. Which leader was killed in battle in 1513?
(a) King Louis XII.
(b) King Ferdinand of Aragon.
(c) King James IV.
(d) Emperor Maximilian.

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

15. How many babies were born to Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon?
(a) Five.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose account of Queen Katherine's speech at the legatine court is recorded in Weir's book?

2. What were the Eltham Ordinances?

3. To whom was Wolsey sent to appeal for help for the King in 1527?

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

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

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