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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. Catherine of Aragon heard about the investigation into her marriage from ______________.
(a) Her ladies-in-waiting.
(b) An imperial ambassador.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) A court messenger.

2. What does Fraser suggest as the reason for Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
(a) He loved her.
(b) He was trying to make his father angry.
(c) He wanted to keep his promise to his brother to take care of her.
(d) He trusted her.

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

4. For whose benefit did Henry gather evidence to prove his marriage to Catherine of Aragon was invalid?
(a) Mary, his daughter.
(b) Henry's subjects.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Cardinal Wolsey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Emperor Charles entered into a treaty with ______________.

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

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

4. What interest did Henry have in Charles of Austria?

5. What helped Anne Boleyn's father make a name for himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did it come about that Henry was named the head of the Church of England?

4. After Ferdinand's death, whom did Henry VIII discuss as a possible husband for Mary?

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

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

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. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

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

10. When did Catherine finally give birth to a healthy child? Why was there disappointment surrounding this child's birth?

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