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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. What helped Anne Boleyn's father make a name for himself?
(a) His political savvy.
(b) His money-making skills.
(c) His successes on the battlefield.
(d) His knowledge of languages.

2. Catherine of Aragon heard about the investigation into her marriage from ______________.
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her ladies-in-waiting.
(c) An imperial ambassador.
(d) A court messenger.

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

4. Where was a tribunal held to investigate the legitimacy of the marriage between Catherine of Aragon and King Henry?
(a) Blackfriars.
(b) Greyfriars.
(c) Whitefriars.
(d) Brownfriars.

5. At the same time that Henry sought a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, what was troubling parliament?
(a) Growing rebellions in the west and north.
(b) A lack of money to fund the navy.
(c) The Lutheran religious movement.
(d) Diplomatic threats from the Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose request was Anne's relationship with Lord Percy ended?

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

3. Who is the author of "The Wives of Henry VIII"?

4. What was Arthur's title?

5. Where did Anne receive her education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. After Ferdinand's death, whom did Henry VIII discuss as a possible husband for Mary?

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

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

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