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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 Henry VIII's wives died from complications during childbirth?
(a) Jane Seymour.
(b) Katherine of Aragon.
(c) Anne of Cleves.
(d) Katherine Howard.

2. How did King Henry VIII prefer to be addressed?
(a) "Sir King."
(b) "Your Highness."
(c) "Your Grace."
(d) "Your Majesty."

3. Whose death in November, 1504, radically changed the political landscape of Europe?
(a) Queen Elizabeth of York.
(b) Ferdinand of Aragon.
(c) King Henry VII.
(d) Queen Isabella of Castile.

4. What was the first step taken to dissolve the royal marriage?
(a) An ecclesiastical court hearing.
(b) A legal trial.
(c) A request of the Pope.
(d) A legatine commission.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose family chaplain did Thomas Cranmer become?

2. Where did Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon spend their early married life?

3. What token did Anne send the King from Hever Castle in 1527?

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

5. Who visited King Henry VII in the spring of 1506?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the two main factors that converged in 1527 to spur King Henry VIII to action regarding the dissolution of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon?

2. From where did Weir get the information she used to write "The Six Wives of Henry VIII"?

3. Describe the appearance of King Henry VIII.

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

5. What caused Anne Boleyn's enmity for Cardinal Wolsey?

6. How was the King's case left in July, 1529?

7. What major event happened at Parliament in February, 1531?

8. What was Katherine's main point of contention with the legatine court?

9. What was the public's opinion of Anne Boleyn?

10. What was the Renaissance Court?

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