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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Catalina react when Henry proposes to her in winter, 1503?
(a) With disgust.
(b) With shock.
(c) With amusement.
(d) With happiness.

2. Where does Katherine go to give thanks for her baby son?
(a) Arthur's grave.
(b) A shrine.
(c) A monastery.
(d) An abbey.

3. What word does Henry use to describe life at court while Katherine was away in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Quiet.

4. What do Katherine and Henry do in the summer of 1509?
(a) Move to a new palace.
(b) Declare war on Italy.
(c) Welcome their first child.
(d) Travel for two months.

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

6. Why does Henry not believe his affair is a sin?
(a) Because he believes God would have stopped it by making him impotent.
(b) Because his mistress is unmarried.
(c) Because he believes his marriage to Katherine is unlawful.
(d) Because he is a King.

7. Why do many come to Catalina first when they wish to seek the approval of the King?
(a) They want to offend the King by doing so.
(b) They know Catalina is the true ruler of England.
(c) They know that if Catalina introduces the topic first, the King is more likely to approve.
(d) They find Catalina more pleasant to deal with.

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

9. Why does Catalina send Doña Elvira away in 1504?
(a) Doña Elvira begins to suffer from an illness.
(b) Catalina discovers that Doña Elvira has been plotting against her father.
(c) Catalina finds Doña Elvira has poised another lady-in-waiting.
(d) Catalina discovers Doña Elvira is pregnant.

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

11. Whom is Prince Charles supposed to marry in 1509?
(a) A German duchess.
(b) Harry's sister, Mary.
(c) Harry's former sweetheart.
(d) Catalina's sister.

12. What name is given to Katherine's newborn son in "Spring 1511"?
(a) Charles.
(b) Ferdinand.
(c) Henry.
(d) Arthur.

13. What does Katherine learn the leader of the Scottish attackers has been promised should the Scots be victorious?
(a) A large plot of land.
(b) The English throne.
(c) A castle.
(d) The support of the French King.

14. What change does Katherine notice in Henry in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?
(a) He listens more intently to her advice.
(b) He seems overwhelmed by the requirements of his position.
(c) He doesn't rush to kiss her.
(d) He has started to look at other women.

15. Whom does Katherine's father send word that he will be invading?
(a) The Portuguese.
(b) The Moors.
(c) The French.
(d) The Romans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry reveal about his mistress's husband in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

2. Who is Don Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida?

3. Why is the Moorish doctor confident that Katherine will be pregnant soon?

4. In which month does Katherine learn her son had died?

5. How many ships does Henry have built for his campaign against France?

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