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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Katherine, Queen of England, Summer 1509; Westminster Palace, January 1510.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does King Henry's mother suggest that Catalina should be sent home?
(a) Because she refuses to remarry.
(b) Because her dowry is still unpaid.
(c) Because she hasn't earned her place in court.
(d) Because she is not helping with diplomatic ties to Spain.

2. What job does Katherine take over in 1509?
(a) Overseeing the clergy.
(b) Managing the domestic staff.
(c) Managing the kingdom's business.
(d) Organizing celebratory events.

3. What is Arthur's final request of Catalina?
(a) That she marry Harry.
(b) That she spend the rest of her life at a convent.
(c) That she encourage the King to join the battle in Europe.
(d) That she return to Spain.

4. What does Catalina do that softens the way Arthur treats her in Chapter 4?
(a) She leaves him a note.
(b) She cries.
(c) She falls asleep on his shoulder.
(d) She smiles when she sees him.

5. What does Harry note while making love to Catalina for the first time?
(a) She seems very uncomfortable.
(b) She says Arthur's name.
(c) She is definitely a virgin.
(d) There is not enough resistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry NOT do while Katherine conducts some business in the summer of 1509?

2. How old is Catalina when she is sent away to be married?

3. What are many of Catalina's ladies doing when Arthur arrives at her bedroom in Chapter 4?

4. What does Catalina doubt her mother is comforted by?

5. What does Catalina wish for Arthur to know about her?

(see the answer key)

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