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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 these was not a title bestowed upon Prince Henry before his fifth birthday?
(a) Knight of the Garter.
(b) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
(c) Prince of Wales.
(d) Duke of York.

2. On what day did the Tudors exchange holiday gifts?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) Twelfth Night.

3. Which of these songs did Henry VIII compose for Katherine of Aragon?
(a) "O Lord, the Maker of All Things."
(b) "Green Groweth the Holly."
(c) "Adieu Madame et Ma Maistresse."
(d) "Pastime with Good Company."

4. Which of these languages did King Henry VIII not speak?
(a) English.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Latin.

5. How many babies were born to Queen Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose family chaplain did Thomas Cranmer become?

2. What palace was renovated and renamed Whitehall for Anne Boleyn?

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

4. On whom did Anne and her family plan to take revenge after she accepted the King's marriage proposal?

5. Whose account of Queen Katherine's speech at the legatine court is recorded in Weir's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was a marriage executed in Tudor England?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the tradition of courtly love?

8. Describe the appearance of Anne Boleyn.

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

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

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