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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. How old was Catherine when she traveled to England to meet her husband?
2. Immediately after Arthur's death, whom was it suggested for Catherine to marry next?
3. Who stopped the romance between Anne and Lord Percy?
4. What does Fraser suggest as the reason for Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
5. Who later immortalized the speech Catherine of Aragon made at the tribunal In 1529?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?
2. When did Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII marry? What happened to Catherine quickly after?
3. After Prince Arthur's death, what happened to Catherine of Aragon?
4. After Arthur's death, what caused Henry VII to back away from the plan to marry Catherine to his son Henry?
5. Who were Catherine of Aragon's parents? What is noted about her mother?
6. What pressure was on Catherine of Aragon in 1518?
7. How did Catherine of Aragon come to be married into the English royal family?
8. After Elizabeth of York's death, what did people speculate about Henry VII remarrying?
9. What was the result of Catherine's first two pregnancies?
10. How did it come about that Henry was named the head of the Church of England?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was Fraser's purpose for writing "The Wives of Henry VIII"? Was she successful in achieving her goal? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the genre of the book. What is the genre of the book and what are the elements of this kind of genre?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Jane Seymour, Henry's third wife. Why was she such an important figure during the reign of Henry VIII. What could she do that Henry's other wives could not and how did this impact her legacy? How did Henry and Jane meet and what was their relationship like? How did their marriage end? How did Henry show his preference for Jane after the end of their marriage?
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