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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Catherine of Aragon: Chapter 3, Golden World, Chapter 4, Example of Wedlock, and Chapter 5, Without an Heir Male.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Immediately after Arthur's death, whom was it suggested for Catherine to marry next?
(a) King Henry VII.
(b) Prince Henry.
(c) The King of France.
(d) A previous suitor from her homeland.

2. What troubled Catherine's parents' marriage?
(a) Her father's infidelity.
(b) Money issues.
(c) Her mother's depression.
(d) Her mother's inability to have more children.

3. Why do historians wonder why Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon?
(a) She was much older than he was.
(b) He loved another woman.
(c) She was still very much in love with Arthur.
(d) Their marriage contract was never completed.

4. After his wife's death, some believed that Henry VII wished to marry __________.
(a) Catherine of Aragon.
(b) His mistress.
(c) The princess of Italy.
(d) Catherine's mother.

5. Who died shortly after Catherine of Aragon gave birth in 1516?
(a) Ferdinand of Aragon.
(b) King Henry VII.
(c) The baby.
(d) Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which title did Henry bestow on his illegitimate son in Chapter 5?

2. Whom did Henry have a son with in 1519?

3. What did Henry name his first illegitimate son?

4. Why was there particular pressure for Catherine of Aragon's pregnancy in 1518 to result in the birth of a boy?

5. What was the name of Henry VII's wife?

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