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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katherine claim Henry's mistress tricked him into believing?
(a) That the mistress was a noblewoman.
(b) That the mistress was with child.
(c) That the mistress was a virgin.
(d) That the mistress is Catholic.

2. Who dies in 1504?
(a) Catalina's father.
(b) King Henry.
(c) Catalina's mother.
(d) Harry's grandmother.

3. According to Doña Elvira, what would cause Catalina to be sent home following the birth of the King's baby?
(a) If the baby is deformed.
(b) If the baby is stillborn.
(c) If the baby is a boy.
(d) If the baby is a girl.

4. What does Catalina reassure Harry of on their wedding night?
(a) That she loves Harry.
(b) That she is still a virgin.
(c) That he will be as good a king as his father was.
(d) That England will win a war against France.

5. What does Henry reveal about his mistress's husband in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?
(a) He is abusive.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is a traitor.
(d) He is impotent.

6. What do Scottish privateers attack in "Autumn 1513"?
(a) An English merchant ship.
(b) A northern fortress.
(c) A Spanish flotilla.
(d) A royal barge.

7. Which of the following was NOT a reason given by Catalina as to why she married Harry?
(a) Her mother wanted her to.
(b) It was what Arthur wanted.
(c) It was her destiny.
(d) She loves Harry.

8. What does Catalina's father spend his fortunes on in 1504?
(a) Buying a Dutch prince's kingdom.
(b) Building a new palace.
(c) The crusades.
(d) A war against France.

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

10. What is the name of the Moorish doctor that Katherine consults?
(a) Yunus.
(b) Musa.
(c) Yazid.
(d) Yusuf.

11. How does Katherine dissuade Henry from joining her father's invasion campaign?
(a) By saying her father would sacrifice Henry's army before his own.
(b) By telling Henry it would support Spain more to fight the French.
(c) By telling him she is pregnant.
(d) By saying his warfare debut should be on a more exciting front.

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

13. How does Catalina sustain her household in 1504?
(a) By selling off land.
(b) With an allowance from the Tudors.
(c) By begging her family to send money.
(d) By selling off her plates one at a time.

14. What does Catalina do to try to gain the favor of the king and queen during the winter of 1503?
(a) She sews a layette.
(b) She spends a lot of time with them.
(c) She convinces her parents to send them an expensive gift.
(d) She prays to God for their favor.

15. What does Margaret say is the only thing that keeps order at court in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?
(a) Threats to the courtiers.
(b) The promise of an heir being born.
(c) Katherine's presence.
(d) Henry's erratic behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Katherine moved to to await the birth in 1510?

2. What is Catalina's first royal event?

3. What does Harry want to be known as following the coronation?

4. What does De Puebla send word to Spain for in winter, 1503?

5. How does the Queen die?

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