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

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

3. Who visited King Henry VII in the spring of 1506?
(a) Queen Juana and King Philip of Castile.
(b) Pope Julius II.
(c) Louis XII, King of France.
(d) Ferdinand of Aragon.

4. From what country was the great-grandmother for whom Katherine of Aragon was named?
(a) Spain.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. For whose execution did Katherine of Aragon always feel somewhat responsible?
(a) Edward, Earl of Warwick.
(b) Her nephew Miguel.
(c) Perkin Warbeck.
(d) Her sister Isabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what part of her body did Anne Boleyn have a small deformity?

2. What was the primary responsibility of a queen?

3. Whose residence was at Hampton Court?

4. What book did Anne Boleyn read and share with the King, who approved of it despite its place on the banned list?

5. In what year was the most recent biography, before Weir's, of Henry VIII's wives written?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the appearance of Anne Boleyn.

3. Describe the Princess Mary's childhood.

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

5. Why did Katherine of Aragon appeal to Emperor Charles V for help with her legal issues?

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

7. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

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

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

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

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