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

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

3. How old was Prince Henry when Arthur and Catherine married?
(a) Eighteen years old.
(b) Sixteen years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Ten years old.

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

5. Why was there disappointment surrounding the birth of Catherine and Henry's child in 1516?
(a) The baby was not a girl.
(b) The baby was not a boy.
(c) The baby was not fair-skinned.
(d) The baby was deformed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Catherine of Aragon approaching in the early 1520s?

2. Who stopped the romance between Anne and Lord Percy?

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

4. What age was Catherine of Aragon when her marriage was arranged?

5. For whose benefit did Henry gather evidence to prove his marriage to Catherine of Aragon was invalid?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Prince Arthur's death, what happened to Catherine of Aragon?

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

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

4. Who were Catherine of Aragon's parents? What is noted about her mother?

5. In the prologue, what does the author explain as her purpose for writing "The Wives of Henry VIII"?

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

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

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

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

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

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