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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. According to Catalina, what do "old women" have a tendency to do?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Dislike her.
(c) Matchmake.
(d) Argue against change.

2. Why are Catalina and Harry married quietly?
(a) Out of respect for Arthur.
(b) Out of respect for the recently deceased king.
(c) Because the marriage is not approved of by the church.
(d) To keep the public from arguing against the match,

3. Why does Catalina send Doña Elvira away in 1504?
(a) Catalina finds Doña Elvira has poised another lady-in-waiting.
(b) Catalina discovers that Doña Elvira has been plotting against her father.
(c) Catalina discovers Doña Elvira is pregnant.
(d) Doña Elvira begins to suffer from an illness.

4. What word does Henry use to describe life at court while Katherine was away in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Awkward.

5. Who is Don Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida?
(a) A bishop.
(b) Catalina's uncle.
(c) A Spanish spy.
(d) Catalina's ambassador.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catalina refuse King Henry's proposal?

2. What does Harry note while making love to Catalina for the first time?

3. What is the name of Catalina's sister who is heir to the throne?

4. What do Scottish privateers attack in "Autumn 1513"?

5. Whom is Prince Charles supposed to marry in 1509?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Katherine tells Henry that she was not still pregnant after all in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510", what does Henry worry? What does Katherine later pray for?

2. How does Catalina gain the trust of the King? How do his subjects treat her as a result of this trust?

3. What turn of events takes place in 1509, which benefits Catalina?

4. Why does Catalina ask the King about the rule of lineage in the winter of 1503?

5. What happens to Catalina's family when her mother dies?

6. Why does Henry claim that his affair with Anne Stafford is not a sin?

7. What must Catalina reassure Harry of during their wedding night?

8. How does Catalina react when King Henry proposes to her?

9. How does Harry react to the news that he is betrothed to Catalina in June 1503?

10. What happens to Katherine in January 1510?

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