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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Catherine Parr: Chapter 17, Necessity and the Widow, Chapter 18, Obedient to Husbands, Chapter 19, Farewell Admirable Queen, and Epilogue, What the King Lusted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catherine of Aragon and Henry's firstborn son died of ___________.
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Rheumatic heart disease.
(c) A plague.
(d) Unknown causes.

2. Why was there disappointment surrounding the birth of Catherine and Henry's child in 1516?
(a) The baby was deformed.
(b) The baby was not a boy.
(c) The baby was not a girl.
(d) The baby was not fair-skinned.

3. Henry was buried with which wife?
(a) Anne Boleyn.
(b) Catherine Parr.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Anna of Cleves.

4. After banishing Catherine of Aragon, what did Henry attempt to get world leaders to accept?
(a) Anne Boleyn as his consort.
(b) A multi-nation treaty.
(c) Henry as a religious leader.
(d) Catherine of Aragon as an adulterer.

5. Shortly after Catherine of Aragon's death, what happened to Anne Boleyn?
(a) She was given a new title and more property.
(b) She had a miscarriage.
(c) She was accused of killing Katherine of Aragon.
(d) She was attacked by an angry mob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition did Henry's ulcerated legs often bring on?

2. What does the author claim about much of what is widely-believed about Henry VIII's wives?

3. Who began to suffer health problems around 1535?

4. How many men were accused of having affairs with Anne Boleyn?

5. Where was Catherine crowned Queen of England?

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