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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why is the doctor unable to examine the Queen in the summer of 1509?
(a) No one is allowed to touch her body but the King.
(b) Henry does not trust doctors.
(c) Katherine is in a very delicate state.
(d) Katherine is afraid of doctors.

3. What does Henry NOT do while Katherine conducts some business in the summer of 1509?
(a) Writes.
(b) Plays tennis.
(c) Archery.
(d) Hunts.

4. 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.

5. Whom does Katherine believe Henry has had an affair with in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?
(a) Anne Stafford.
(b) Mary James.
(c) Elizabeth Bolton.
(d) Jane Hammond.

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

7. According to Catalina, what do "old women" have a tendency to do?
(a) Dislike her.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Matchmake.
(d) Argue against change.

8. Why does Catalina's sister go mad in 1504?
(a) She is accused of a crime.
(b) Her son is killed.
(c) From a mental illness.
(d) Her husband dies.

9. Whom does King Henry's mother believe would make an acceptable match for Harry?
(a) Katherine Parr.
(b) Anne Fisher.
(c) Catalina.
(d) Blanche Perry.

10. How long will King Henry wait before making marriage arrangements for his son as of winter, 1503?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Seven years.

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

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

13. 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.

14. How many ships does Henry have built for his campaign against France?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred and fifty.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

15. What does Katherine regrettably begin to notice while awaiting the birth?
(a) She cannot feel the baby moving.
(b) The bulge of her belly is getting smaller.
(c) She is menstruating.
(d) Henry seems to have lost interest in her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Katherine's father send word that he will be invading?

2. What does Katherine NOT plan personally to teach the baby she is carrying in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

3. According to Doña Elvira, what would cause Catalina to be sent home following the birth of the King's baby?

4. Why does Catalina send Doña Elvira away in 1504?

5. What does Catalina's father spend his fortunes on in 1504?

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