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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 mistresses was the mother of his son, Henry FitzRoy?
(a) Lady Elizabeth FitzWalter.
(b) Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount.
(c) Mary Boleyn.
(d) Anne Boleyn.

2. At what time in her life could a woman gain the upper hand?
(a) After her marriage.
(b) During courtship.
(c) As a widow.
(d) As a mother.

3. What was the name given to the tax that the English people paid to Rome?
(a) "Peter's Pence."
(b) "Leviticus Levy."
(c) "Pennies for the Pope."
(d) "The Pontiff's Penny."

4. To whom did King Henry VIII first go to for help with dissolving his marriage?
(a) Thomas Boleyn.
(b) Cardinal Wolsey.
(c) Pope Clement.
(d) King Francis I.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did King Henry VIII suspect Anne was having an affair in 1525-26?

2. With whom did King Henry VIII fall passionately in love in 1527?

3. What was the summit between King Henry VIII and King Francis I called?

4. What monarch founded the Tudor dynasty?

5. Which of Henry VIII's wives took as her motto, "Bound to obey and serve"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was King Henry VII so eager to marry his eldest son to one of Spain's princesses?

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

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

6. Describe Katherine of Aragon's journey from her home in Spain to England.

7. How did Anne Boleyn humiliate Queen Katherine in 1532?

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

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

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

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