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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which weapons does Mantel use in a simile describing the Christmas star Cromwell stares at in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?
(a) Scythes.
(b) Awls.
(c) Hatchets.
(d) Blades.

2. Katherine becomes irate when Cromwell suggests that Henry's break with which character had occurred due to her actions?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Wolsey.
(c) The Pope.
(d) More.

3. When Cromwell finds that Anne has been crying, she tells him that her dog had been killed in what manner?
(a) A stabbing.
(b) A drowning.
(c) A suffocation.
(d) A fall.

4. Cromwell hears about Anne's miscarriage soon after he hears of the death of which character?
(a) George Boleyn.
(b) Katherine.
(c) More.
(d) John Seymour.

5. Which river is said to be nearly overflowing its banks in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The Rhine.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Yangtze.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell receives blankets of what color in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?

2. Cromwell states that which element of life is often "condemned to stay whimpering at the back door" (159)?

3. Henry sarcastically suggests in Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book that Anne take what action after she has asked him never to joust again?

4. Cromwell remarks that Ireland has seen more peace this year than in the last how many years?

5. Cromwell puts on a hooded robe in order to disguise himself as which character so that he can see Chapuys and remain undetected by others?

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