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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapter 1: Falcons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reaches out to "save" (13) Gregory when he begins to take exception to Weston's comments about his late mother and sister?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Henry.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Jane.

2. About how many years old is Cromwell when the novel opens?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

3. When the novel opens, the narrator states that "England has enjoyed" how many years "of peace" (5)?
(a) 30.
(b) 70.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

4. What is NOT a rumored method to explain how Cromwell "has achieved his present eminence" (6)?
(a) He paid off the Pope.
(b) He associates with sorcerers.
(c) He rose to prominence with the Boleyns.
(d) He knew the late Cardinal Wolsey's secrets.

5. On the final morning before the king's progress leaves Wolf Hall, Cromwell comes down to find that which character has arisen before him?
(a) Jane.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. The falcons featured in Chapter 1: Falcons are named after what kind of women?

2. Who falls asleep at the supper table on the first night spent at Wolf Hall?

3. Who accuses Cromwell of using illegal tactics to ensure Thomas More would be found guilty of treason?

4. Jane Seymour's father has what first name?

5. Henry and Anne had their first sexual encounter in the autumn of which year?

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