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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. What was Catherine of Aragon's relationship with Emperor Charles?

2. Where did Catherine and Arthur marry?

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

4. What did Catherine of Aragon and Henry name the child born to them in 1516?

5. What did Henry name his first illegitimate son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ruined King Henry's plans to marry Princess Mary to Charles V? How did Henry and Catherine feel about this turn of events?

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

4. What was Anne Boleyn's family background?

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

6. What contributed to Prince Arthur's bad health?

7. What are some examples of what Catherine of Aragon was taught as she grew up?

8. After Elizabeth of York's death, what did people speculate about Henry VII remarrying?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anna of Cleves, Henry's fourth wife. How did Henry feel about Anna of Cleves? Why did Henry marry Anne of Cleves? What was their relationship like during their marriage? How did their marriage end and how did Henry treat Anna afterward?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of the book. What is the genre of the book and what are the elements of this kind of genre?

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