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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bribed him.
(c) She used her feminine wiles.
(d) She publically announced her return to her country.

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

3. What did Catherine of Aragon receive which many of her contemporaries did not?
(a) A dowry.
(b) An education.
(c) An offer of marriage.
(d) A special medal.

4. Which royal house did Henry VII hope to create a bond with through marriage?
(a) The Hensworths.
(b) The Hanovers.
(c) The Heinzes.
(d) The Habsburgs.

5. Around the same time Henry sought a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, what position did parliament decide King Henry held?
(a) Son of God on Earth.
(b) Supreme Admiral of the Royal Navy.
(c) Commander of the Judiciary.
(d) Supreme Head of the Church of England.

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

7. Why was Anne brought back to England around 1521?
(a) She had been misbehaving.
(b) Her mother had died.
(c) So that a marriage could be arranged for her.
(d) She was invited to live in Henry's court.

8. Why do historians wonder why Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon?
(a) She was much older than he was.
(b) Their marriage contract was never completed.
(c) He loved another woman.
(d) She was still very much in love with Arthur.

9. How did Henry and Catherine of Aragon feel about Emperor Charles' decision to marry?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Confused.
(c) Embarassed.
(d) Joyful.

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

11. After Arthur's death, what caused Henry VII to be displeased with Catherine's father?
(a) Catherine's father had not yet paid her dowry.
(b) Catherine's father would not allow Catherine to remain in England.
(c) Catherine's father did not agree with Henry's politics.
(d) Catherine's father would not accept Henry's bribe.

12. What helped Anne Boleyn's father make a name for himself?
(a) His money-making skills.
(b) His political savvy.
(c) His successes on the battlefield.
(d) His knowledge of languages.

13. Catherine of Aragon and Henry's firstborn son died of ___________.
(a) Unknown causes.
(b) Rheumatic heart disease.
(c) A plague.
(d) Scarlet fever.

14. As Henry sought to end his marriage to Catherine, what did Cardinal Wolsey suggest she should do?
(a) Confess that her marriage to Arthur was consummated.
(b) Return to Spain.
(c) Enter a convent.
(d) Make Henry arrange another marriage for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Wives of Henry VIII"?

2. One of the individuals whom Henry considered betrothing his daughter to was ___________.

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

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

5. Which title did Henry bestow on his illegitimate son in Chapter 5?

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