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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Charles V go in February 1530 to be crowned?
(a) London.
(b) Bologna.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Fray Diego?

2. What was the name given to the tax that the English people paid to Rome?

3. Which of Henry VIII's wives did not marry him at a relatively advanced age?

4. Who was appointed as acting Spanish Ambassador to England in May of 1507?

5. In what province were the Spanish royal children raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

2. What is the tradition of courtly love?

3. How did Henry VIII earn the title "Fidei Defensor"?

4. What was the relationship between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn like between 1529-1531?

5. What were the objections foreseen by Ferdinand of Aragon to his daughter, Katherine, marrying Prince Henry?

6. Why did King Henry VII deliberately delay making a decision about whether or not Katherine of Aragon should accompany her husband to Ludlow?

7. What was the custom for a queen who was about to give birth?

8. What was the Renaissance Court?

9. Describe the state of women's rights during the Tudor period.

10. Describe the appearance of Anne Boleyn.

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