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The Constant Princess

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Gregory, Philippa : The Constant Princess

Introduction:
"This is one of the best of Philippa Gregory's historical fiction novels. It follows the marriages of Katherine of Aragon, and her years of hardship and widowhood."


1. Katherine is a princess of which country?
    France
    Spain
    Germany
    Italy


2. What is the name of the beautiful palace where Katherine spent her childhood?
    Answer: (One Word, in Granada)


3. Who loves to hear stories of Katherine's childhood?
    Prince Henry
    Princess Mary
    Princess Margaret
    Prince Arthur


4. Katherine and Arthur hate each other, and for their entire marriage they try to avoid each other as much as possible.
    True
    False


5. Where do Katherine and Arthur have to live as Prince and Princess of Wales?
    Hatfield House
    Greenwich Palace
    Ludlow Castle
    Hampton Court


6. What does Prince Henry try to get Katherine to buy for him?
    A sword
    A horse
    A hawk
    A lute


7. What language do Katherine and Arthur have to speak to each other?
    French
    Spanish
    English
    Latin


8. What group of people did Katherine see her parents defeat to unite the country and make it Christian?
    The English
    The Chinese
    The Turks
    The Moors


9. Why is Katherine nervous about the fertility doctor?
    He is a Moor
    He looks just like Arthur
    He is a peasant
    He obviously doesn't know what he is doing


10. After Arthur's death, Katherine is betrothed to his brother Henry.
    True
    False


11. What does King Henry VII (Arthur's father) secretly think about Katherine?
    He is attracted to her
    He thinks he is better than her
    He thinks she is trouble
    She reminds him of his beloved mother


12. What food does Katherine ask for that shocks the English?
    Carrots
    Lettuce
    Potatoes
    Corn


13. Why does Katherine fall into debt during her widowhood?
    She loves to spend money
    Problems with her dowry
    She is robbed while shopping in the market
    She donated too much to the church


14. Katherine makes a promise to Arthur on his deathbed. What is this promise?
    She will never remarry
    She will marry his father
    She will become a Protestant
    She will name her first son "Arthur"


15. Who led Katherine down the aisle at her and Arthur's wedding?
    Prince Henry
    Her father Ferdinand
    King Henry VII
    The Spanish Ambassador


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