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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. Who was a marriage prospect that was considered for Anne?
(a) Sir Piers Butler.
(b) Sir Robert Kett.
(c) Sir Henry Sidney.
(d) Sir John Cheke.

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

3. Who stopped the romance between Anne and Lord Percy?
(a) Thomas Cromwell.
(b) Cardinal Wolsey.
(c) Cardinal Pole.
(d) The Duke of Suffolk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Catherine of Aragon continue to do for Henry though he sought a divorce?

3. What does the author claim about much of what is widely-believed about Henry VIII's wives?

4. What did Henry interpret a Bible passage to mean about his marriage?

5. Whom did Henry have a son with in 1519?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What made King Henry believe his marriage to Catherine of Aragon was illegitimate?

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

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

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

7. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

8. What meeting between France and England occurred around 1520? Whom might Henry have met at this meeting?

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

10. What are some examples of what Catherine of Aragon was taught as she grew up?

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