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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Catherine of Aragon's father?
(a) Edward of Glocestershire.
(b) Domingos of Guarda.
(c) Ferdinand of Aragon.
(d) Eric of Champagne.

2. In which country outside of England did Anne live with her family?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Denmark.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

3. After being stuck in England for many years, how did Catherine finally stand up to the King?
(a) She arranged her own transportation to leave the country.
(b) She publically announced her return to her country.
(c) She used her feminine wiles.
(d) She bribed him.

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

5. What age was Catherine of Aragon when her marriage was arranged?
(a) She was a toddler.
(b) She was an adult.
(c) She was an infant.
(d) She was a teenager.

6. What was Catherine of Aragon's relationship with Emperor Charles?
(a) She was his aunt.
(b) She was his sister.
(c) She was his niece.
(d) She was his cousin.

7. Catherine of Aragon heard about the investigation into her marriage from ______________.
(a) Her ladies-in-waiting.
(b) An imperial ambassador.
(c) A court messenger.
(d) Her daughter.

8. Why was there particular pressure for Catherine of Aragon's pregnancy in 1518 to result in the birth of a boy?
(a) Henry wanted to have a son to bond with.
(b) Many monarchs around Europe had been welcoming sons.
(c) England would not be taken over by an outsider if a boy was born.
(d) Boys were considered good luck.

9. Emperor Charles entered into a marriage contract with __________.
(a) Isabella of Portugal.
(b) Gemma of Austria.
(c) Anna of Germany.
(d) Eleanor of France.

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

11. Whom did Henry have a son with in 1519?
(a) Bessie Bandings.
(b) Bessie Bibbs..
(c) Bessie Blount.
(d) Bessie Blander.

12. After her husband's death, what did Catherine of Aragon often struggle to do?
(a) Forgive the Tudor family.
(b) Feed herself and her servants.
(c) Get out of bed in the morning.
(d) Forget her dead husband.

13. What did King Henry VII's death follow?
(a) A battle.
(b) A celebration.
(c) A short illness.
(d) A birth.

14. Which book of the Bible contained a passage which Henry used as grounds for divorce?
(a) Leviticus.
(b) Lamentations.
(c) Ecclesiastes.
(d) Deuteronomy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII married?

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

3. Where did Catherine and Arthur marry?

4. For how many years did Catherine of Aragon live as a hostage of Henry VII?

5. After his wife's death, some believed that Henry VII wished to marry __________.

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