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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. Who was Catherine of Aragon's mother?

2. Where did Catherine and Arthur marry?

3. What was the aim of betrothing Catherine of Aragon to an English prince?

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

5. How old was Prince Henry when Arthur and Catherine married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fraser speculate was the reason Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon?

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

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

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

5. What was the result of Catherine's first two pregnancies?

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

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

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

9. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Henry went to great lengths to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Discuss how he goes about doing this and why.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Henry's desire for a male heir. Why did he want a male heir? Why was his son Henry Fitzroy not an ideal candidate? How did his desire for a male heir affect his life, his reign, and England as a whole?

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