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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Catalina sent to marry?

2. What does Catalina tell her sister-in-law that she understands?

3. What does Arthur's brother give to Catalina as a wedding gift?

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

5. How does Catalina describe her mother's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Catalina and Arthur's views on a woman leading an army?

2. How does Arthur treat Catalina on their voyage after they leave Oxford?

3. How does Catalina's mother keep her husband's affairs in check?

4. What does Catalina think about the future on her way to London?

5. What does Catalina have a love for at the palace at Granada?

6. What does Catalina thank Arthur for when they first meet? What is his reply?

7. Whom does Catalina send for immediately upon returning to Croydon Palace after Arthur's death?

8. What does Catalina think of Ludlow Castle?

9. What is Arthur's final request of Catalina before his death?

10. What does King Henry fear about Catalina before he meets her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different roles of the English monarchy during the Tudor Era? What titles does Katherine hold during her marriages? What duties is she expected to perform?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the marriage between Katherine and Arthur. How do they meet and what does Katherine think of Arthur when she first meets him? How does their relationship deepen as time goes on? What topics do they often discuss?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence that Katherine's mother has over Katherine. What advice does she give Katherine that Katherine recollects while in England? Why does Katherine seek her mother's words of advice while in England? What do Katherine and Arthur disagree over concerning Katherine's mother?

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