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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. In what year were Katherine of Aragon and Arthur, Prince of Wales, formally betrothed?
(a) 1500.
(b) 1497.
(c) 1488.
(d) 1489.

2. What did Charles V do to express his disapproval of King Henry VIII's legatine court hearing?
(a) He came to England personally to stand by Queen Katherine.
(b) He declared war on England.
(c) He recalled his ambassador from England.
(d) He wrote a treatise decrying the whole affair.

3. What was the title of Henry VIII's treatise?
(a) "The Lamentations of a Sinner."
(b) "A Defence of the Seven Sacraments."
(c) "An Exhortation to Young Men."
(d) "First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women."

4. What was the chief issue of a marriage contract?
(a) The division of joint property.
(b) The date and time of the wedding.
(c) A woman's dowry.
(d) A man's ability to provide for his wife.

5. To whom did Anne become secretly engaged in 1523?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Henry Percy.
(c) James Butler.
(d) Thomas Wyatt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was King Henry VIII's first known mistress?

3. Who was the bride of Emperor Charles V?

4. What was displayed on King Henry VIII's armor at a joust celebrating the birth of his son?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the different portraits painted of Anne Boleyn by her biographers?

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

3. Describe the Princess Mary's childhood.

4. Describe the appearance of King Henry VIII.

5. What was Thomas Cranmer's solution to the King's marital quandary?

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

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

8. What is the tradition of courtly love?

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

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

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