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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Anne Boleyn: Chapter 6, A Fresh Young Damsel, Chapter 7, The King and His Lady, and Chapter 8, People May Grumble.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Catherine when she traveled to England to meet her husband?
(a) Twelve years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Eighteen years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

2. At the same time that Henry sought a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, what was troubling parliament?
(a) Diplomatic threats from the Spanish.
(b) The Lutheran religious movement.
(c) A lack of money to fund the navy.
(d) Growing rebellions in the west and north.

3. What do historians question about Arthur and Catherine's marriage?
(a) Whether it was ever consummated.
(b) Whether they lived together during their first year of marriage.
(c) Whether they loved each other.
(d) Whether he could have children.

4. What does the author claim about much of what is widely-believed about Henry VIII's wives?
(a) It is uninteresting.
(b) It is accurate.
(c) It is historically wrong.
(d) It is the tip of the iceberg of what is actually known about them.

5. After being stuck in England for many years, how did Catherine finally stand up to the King?
(a) She bribed him.
(b) She arranged her own transportation to leave the country.
(c) She publically announced her return to her country.
(d) She used her feminine wiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Fraser note Henry may possibly have met at the huge gathering in 1520?

2. In what year were Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII married?

3. Why was Anne brought back to England around 1521?

4. What age was Catherine of Aragon approaching in the early 1520s?

5. What did Henry expect would happen if he married Anne Boleyn?

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