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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cardinal Campeggio suggest Katherine go rather than fight for her marriage?

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

3. How did King Henry VIII prefer to be addressed?

4. What title was bestowed upon Anne Boleyn in September, 1532?

5. Whose family chaplain did Thomas Cranmer become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the Pope involved in Katherine of Aragon's betrothal to Prince Henry?

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

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

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

5. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

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

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

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

9. What was the Renaissance Court?

10. Describe the Princess Mary's childhood.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is/are the major purpose(s) of Weir's text? How is this biography different from others previously written? What did she set out to accomplish? Did she succeed? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the Reformation affected the reign of Henry VIII and his marriages. For instance, how did the movement for Church Reform become helpful to the King, both to encourage his marriages and hasten his divorces? Did the movement cause conflict in any of his marriages? Did it cause trouble for any of his wives?

Essay Topic 3

Choose three of the people from this biography and discuss how their own absolute certainty caused their downfall.

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