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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Anne Boleyn: Chapter 9, Hail Anna! and Chapter 10, The Most Happy?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author hope to do in "The Wives of Henry VIII"?
(a) Present the lives of Henry's wives in a more dramatic way.
(b) Present a comprehensive look of Henry VIII's life.
(c) Prove the rumors right.
(d) Show her readers who the wives of Henry VIII really were.

2. After her husband's death, what did Catherine of Aragon often struggle to do?
(a) Forget her dead husband.
(b) Feed herself and her servants.
(c) Forgive the Tudor family.
(d) Get out of bed in the morning.

3. What does Fraser suggest as the reason for Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
(a) He trusted her.
(b) He was trying to make his father angry.
(c) He loved her.
(d) He wanted to keep his promise to his brother to take care of her.

4. How old was Catherine when she traveled to England to meet her husband?
(a) Eighteen years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) Fifteen years old.
(d) Twenty years old.

5. How old was Prince Henry when Arthur and Catherine married?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interest did Henry have in Charles of Austria?

2. How did Anne react whenever Henry appeared to take notice of young women at court?

3. What did Henry expect would happen if he married Anne Boleyn?

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

5. After the birth of his child with Anne Boleyn, what did Henry immediately start to think about?

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