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

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

3. What was the result of Catherine of Aragon's first pregnancy?
(a) A healthy baby girl.
(b) A stillborn baby boy.
(c) Twin girls.
(d) A stillborn baby girl.

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

5. What interest did Henry have in Charles of Austria?
(a) He wanted Charles to sign a treaty.
(b) He wanted Charles to invest in his new fleet of ships.
(c) He wanted Charles to marry his daughter.
(d) He wanted to learn more about Austria's religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the tribunal in 1529, what did Catherine claim about King Henry?

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

3. In the early 1520s, what became apparent about Catherine of Aragon?

4. How long were Catherine and Arthur married before his death?

5. What position did Anne Boleyn's father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when did Catherine marry Arthur? Who is noted as having attending their wedding?

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

3. What pressure was on Catherine of Aragon in 1518?

4. After Elizabeth of York's death, what did people speculate about Henry VII remarrying?

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

6. What contributed to Prince Arthur's bad health?

7. What does Fraser speculate was the reason Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon?

8. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

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

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

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