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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. Catherine of Aragon and Henry's firstborn son died of ___________.
2. How old was Catherine when she traveled to England to meet her husband?
3. Who was Catherine of Aragon's father?
4. What did Catherine of Aragon receive which many of her contemporaries did not?
5. Who later immortalized the speech Catherine of Aragon made at the tribunal In 1529?
Short Essay Questions
1. When did Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII marry? What happened to Catherine quickly after?
2. What meeting between France and England occurred around 1520? Whom might Henry have met at this meeting?
3. What did Catherine of Aragon say in her speech at the tribunal at Blackfriars in 1529?
4. What was the result of Catherine's first two pregnancies?
5. How did Catherine of Aragon come to be married into the English royal family?
6. What pressure was on Catherine of Aragon in 1518?
7. Where and when did Catherine marry Arthur? Who is noted as having attending their wedding?
8. What ruined King Henry's plans to marry Princess Mary to Charles V? How did Henry and Catherine feel about this turn of events?
9. After Ferdinand's death, whom did Henry VIII discuss as a possible husband for Mary?
10. What is questioned about Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur's wedding night? Why?
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 Tudor England, the setting of the book. What were some of the characteristics of this time period? How did this time period shape the lives of the historical figures in the book?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the career of the author of "The Wives of Henry VIII" Antonia Fraser. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?
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