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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what year did Henry decide he must have a divorce from Catherine of Aragon?
(a) 1525.
(b) 1519.
(c) 1527.
(d) 1521.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Prince Henry when Arthur and Catherine married?

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

3. What was Catherine of Aragon's relationship with Emperor Charles?

4. Why was there particular pressure for Catherine of Aragon's pregnancy in 1518 to result in the birth of a boy?

5. What do historians often question about the romance Anne had with Lord Percy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Cardinal Wolsey suggest Catherine of Aragon should do when Henry decided to end their marriage?

2. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

3. Who gave birth to Henry VIII's son in 1519?

4. With a desire to end his marriage, why did King Henry have his advisors look into its legitimacy?

5. As Catherine of Aragon approached her fortieth birthday, what did Henry VIII focus his attention on?

6. When did Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII marry? What happened to Catherine quickly after?

7. What did Catherine of Aragon say in her speech at the tribunal at Blackfriars in 1529?

8. What ruined King Henry's plans to marry Princess Mary to Charles V? How did Henry and Catherine feel about this turn of events?

9. After Arthur's death, what caused Henry VII to back away from the plan to marry Catherine to his son Henry?

10. Why was Anne Boleyn brought back to England in 1521? Whom did Anne have a romance with around the same time?

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