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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early 1520s, what became apparent about Catherine of Aragon?
(a) She would never have a son.
(b) She was dying.
(c) She did not love Henry.
(d) She was homesick.

2. How did Henry and Catherine of Aragon feel about Emperor Charles' decision to marry?
(a) Confused.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Embarassed.
(d) Betrayed.

3. What position did Anne Boleyn's father hold?
(a) Governor-General.
(b) Lord Treasurer.
(c) Ambassador.
(d) Court jester.

4. What age was Catherine of Aragon approaching in the early 1520s?
(a) Forty-five years old.
(b) Forty years old.
(c) Thirty-five years old.
(d) Thirty years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After being stuck in England for many years, how did Catherine finally stand up to the King?

2. After Arthur's death, what caused Henry VII to be displeased with Catherine's father?

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

4. Why was Henry particularly happy about his child born in 1516?

5. How old was Catherine when she traveled to England to meet her husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Even though their marriage was deteriorating, what did Catherine of Aragon continue to make for Henry? How did Anne Boleyn feel about this?

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

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

8. What is questioned about Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur's wedding night? Why?

9. Who gave birth to Henry VIII's son in 1519?

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

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