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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the large gathering which took place in 1520 called?
(a) The Forest of Woolen Bronz.
(b) The Field of Cloth of Gold.
(c) The Desert of White Cotton.
(d) The Valley of Silver Armor.

2. Who later immortalized the speech Catherine of Aragon made at the tribunal In 1529?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) George Bernard Shaw.
(c) Christopher Marlowe.
(d) Charles Dickens.

3. How long were Catherine and Arthur married before his death?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two months.

4. At whose request was Anne's relationship with Lord Percy ended?
(a) The King's sister Mary.
(b) Anne's father's.
(c) King Henry's.
(d) Anne's own request.

5. What does the author hope to do in "The Wives of Henry VIII"?
(a) Prove the rumors right.
(b) Show her readers who the wives of Henry VIII really were.
(c) Present the lives of Henry's wives in a more dramatic way.
(d) Present a comprehensive look of Henry VIII's life.

6. What is blamed for Arthur's lifelong health problems?
(a) He was born prematurely.
(b) He did not eat healthy foods.
(c) He did not venture outside often.
(d) He had a chronic condition.

7. In the early 1520s, what became apparent about Catherine of Aragon?
(a) She was dying.
(b) She did not love Henry.
(c) She was homesick.
(d) She would never have a son.

8. What does the author claim about much of what is widely-believed about Henry VIII's wives?
(a) It is historically wrong.
(b) It is uninteresting.
(c) It is accurate.
(d) It is the tip of the iceberg of what is actually known about them.

9. How big was the age difference between Henry's daughter and Charles of Austria?
(a) Nineteen years.
(b) Thirty-two years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fourteen years.

10. How old was Catherine when she traveled to England to meet her husband?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) Fifteen years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

11. One of the individuals whom Henry considered betrothing his daughter to was ___________.
(a) The King of Portugal.
(b) The Prince of France.
(c) The Prince of Greece.
(d) The King of Scots.

12. Where was a tribunal held to investigate the legitimacy of the marriage between Catherine of Aragon and King Henry?
(a) Brownfriars.
(b) Blackfriars.
(c) Greyfriars.
(d) Whitefriars.

13. In what year were Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII married?
(a) 1510.
(b) 1509.
(c) 1512.
(d) 1511.

14. At the same time that Henry sought a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, what was troubling parliament?
(a) Diplomatic threats from the Spanish.
(b) Growing rebellions in the west and north.
(c) A lack of money to fund the navy.
(d) The Lutheran religious movement.

15. After his wife's death, some believed that Henry VII wished to marry __________.
(a) The princess of Italy.
(b) His mistress.
(c) Catherine of Aragon.
(d) Catherine's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Charles entered into a marriage contract with __________.

2. What helped Anne Boleyn's father make a name for himself?

3. What country was Catherine of Aragon from?

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

5. Which book of the Bible contained a passage which Henry used as grounds for divorce?

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