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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. What were the Eltham Ordinances?
(a) A treaty between England and France.
(b) The documents by which the King laid claim to the throne.
(c) A set of guidelines and rules of etiquette for the court.
(d) A treatise on marriage.

2. Who was sent to France with a secret message from King Henry VIII in March, 1533?
(a) Thomas Cranmer.
(b) Thomas Cromwell.
(c) George Boleyn.
(d) Stephen Gardiner.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon's babies survived to adulthood?

2. Which of Henry VIII's wives took as her motto, "No other will than his"?

3. When is the last time recorded of Henry and Katherine sharing a bed?

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

5. What did Charles V do to express his disapproval of King Henry VIII's legatine court hearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Queen Isabella's death affect her daughter, Katherine of Aragon, politically?

3. Why was the court closed during Christmas, 1517?

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

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

6. What complaints did King Henry VIII lodge against Katherine of Aragon in a letter sent by his Privy Council?

7. What were the wedding celebrations for Katherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur like?

8. Describe the legate Campeggio's first meeting with King Henry VIII.

9. How was Princess Mary affected by the King's determination to annul his marriage to her mother?

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

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