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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Catherine Parr: Chapter 17, Necessity and the Widow, Chapter 18, Obedient to Husbands, Chapter 19, Farewell Admirable Queen, and Epilogue, What the King Lusted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fraser suggest as the reason for Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
(a) He loved her.
(b) He was trying to make his father angry.
(c) He wanted to keep his promise to his brother to take care of her.
(d) He trusted her.

2. What do historians question about Arthur and Catherine's marriage?
(a) Whether they loved each other.
(b) Whether he could have children.
(c) Whether it was ever consummated.
(d) Whether they lived together during their first year of marriage.

3. Why did King Henry fall out of love with Anne Boleyn?
(a) She failed to give him a son.
(b) She had an affair with a courtier.
(c) Her religious beliefs changed.
(d) She showed no interest in her daughter.

4. What were the religious rebellions which occurred after Henry married Jane Seymour provoked by?
(a) Henry's decision to raise taxes.
(b) An attack by the French.
(c) Henry's dissolution of monasteries.
(d) Henry's marriage to Jane.

5. How old was Henry when he married Katherine Howard?
(a) In his forties.
(b) In his fifties.
(c) In his thirties.
(d) In his sixties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Henry VII's wife?

2. What is the only surviving example of Katherine's handwriting?

3. What kind of wedding did Anne Boleyn and Henry have?

4. After how many days did Catherine of Aragon and Henry's firstborn son die?

5. What position did Edward Seymour earn after King Henry's death?

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