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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Anne Boleyn: Chapter 9, Hail Anna! and Chapter 10, The Most Happy?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the tribunal in 1529, what did Catherine claim about King Henry?
(a) Anne Boleyn had encouraged Henry to divorce her.
(b) He was not a man of God.
(c) He knew she was a virgin when they married.
(d) He was not Henry Fitzroy's true father.

2. Whom does Fraser note Henry may possibly have met at the huge gathering in 1520?
(a) Katherine Howard.
(b) Catherine Parr.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Jane Seymour.

3. After her husband's death, what happened to Catherine of Aragon?
(a) She was betrothed to another.
(b) Her dowry was returned to her and she was free to go.
(c) She was exiled from court.
(d) She was sent to her home country.

4. What was the aim of betrothing Catherine of Aragon to an English prince?
(a) To infiltrate the British Army.
(b) To forge a treaty between their countries.
(c) To have babies born on English soil.
(d) To follow through with an old promise between the countries.

5. What country was Catherine of Aragon from?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Catherine of Aragon deny about her marriage to Arthur until her death?

2. Why was there disappointment surrounding the birth of Catherine and Henry's child in 1516?

3. What did Catherine of Aragon and Henry name the child born to them in 1516?

4. Who later immortalized the speech Catherine of Aragon made at the tribunal In 1529?

5. What does the author claim about much of what is widely-believed about Henry VIII's wives?

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