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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately after Arthur's death, whom was it suggested for Catherine to marry next?

2. Who was a marriage prospect that was considered for Anne?

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

4. In what year were Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII married?

5. Catherine of Aragon and Henry's firstborn son died of ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Even though their marriage was deteriorating, what did Catherine of Aragon continue to make for Henry? How did Anne Boleyn feel about this?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Catherine of Aragon come to be married into the English royal family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife. How did Henry and Anne meet? How did Anne affect Henry's reign and the history of England? What caused her demise? Why is she such a memorable historical figure?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Catherine Parr, Henry's sixth wife. How did Henry meet Catherine? Describe their relationship. Who was Catherine involved with before and after her marriage to Henry VIII? What almost got Catherine arrested and how did she save herself?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the tone of "The Wives of Henry VIII." How does Fraser convey this tone? Does the tone change at any point in the book? If so, what events prompt this change?

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