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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Anna of Cleaves and Katherine Howard: Chapter 14, An Unendurable Bargain, Chapter 15, That Young Girl Katherine, and Chapter 16, Old Man's Jewel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the first meeting between Anna of Cleves and King Henry described?
(a) As tense.
(b) As comfortable.
(c) As aggressive.
(d) As awkward.

2. What age was Catherine of Aragon approaching in the early 1520s?
(a) Thirty years old.
(b) Forty years old.
(c) Thirty-five years old.
(d) Forty-five years old.

3. Whom did Katherine live with before she came to court?
(a) The Duchess of Northumberland.
(b) The Duchess of Suffolk.
(c) The Duchess of Somerset.
(d) The Duchess of Norfolk.

4. After Henry and Anne married, what did he spend a great deal of money on?
(a) Building up his navy.
(b) Renovating Hever Castle.
(c) Preparing nurseries for their future children.
(d) Commissioning portraits of Anne and their child.

5. What was the result of Catherine of Aragon's first pregnancy?
(a) A stillborn baby girl.
(b) Twin girls.
(c) A healthy baby girl.
(d) A stillborn baby boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Henry see Catherine of Aragon for the final time?

2. Why did Katherine Howard come to court?

3. After the birth of his child with Anne Boleyn, what did Henry immediately start to think about?

4. Why was there particular pressure for Catherine of Aragon's pregnancy in 1518 to result in the birth of a boy?

5. How was Katherine punished for her infidelity?

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