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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. After her husband's death, what did Catherine of Aragon often struggle to do?
(a) Get out of bed in the morning.
(b) Feed herself and her servants.
(c) Forget her dead husband.
(d) Forgive the Tudor family.

2. Why do historians wonder why Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon?
(a) She was still very much in love with Arthur.
(b) She was much older than he was.
(c) He loved another woman.
(d) Their marriage contract was never completed.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a part of the Boleyn family background?
(a) An earl.
(b) Merchants.
(c) A duke.
(d) An explorer.

4. Where did Anne receive her education?
(a) In Princess Anne Élisabeth's court.
(b) In Archduchess Maria Anna's court.
(c) In Archduchess Margaret's court.
(d) In Grand Duchess Maria Magdalena's court.

5. What troubled Catherine's parents' marriage?
(a) Her mother's inability to have more children.
(b) Money issues.
(c) Her mother's depression.
(d) Her father's infidelity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Catherine and Arthur married before his death?

2. Emperor Charles entered into a treaty with ______________.

3. What did Catherine of Aragon deny about her marriage to Arthur until her death?

4. What did Henry interpret a Bible passage to mean about his marriage?

5. What position did Anne Boleyn's father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Catherine finally give birth to a healthy child? Why was there disappointment surrounding this child's birth?

2. How did it come about that Henry was named the head of the Church of England?

3. What did Cardinal Wolsey suggest Catherine of Aragon should do when Henry decided to end their marriage?

4. What pressure was on Catherine of Aragon in 1518?

5. What is questioned about Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur's wedding night? Why?

6. Where and when did Catherine marry Arthur? Who is noted as having attending their wedding?

7. What meeting between France and England occurred around 1520? Whom might Henry have met at this meeting?

8. After Prince Arthur's death, what happened to Catherine of Aragon?

9. As Catherine of Aragon approached her fortieth birthday, what did Henry VIII focus his attention on?

10. Why was Anne Boleyn brought back to England in 1521? Whom did Anne have a romance with around the same time?

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