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

2. Cromwell tells Edward Seymour that his compliments about which character have turned Anne against Cromwell?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Jane.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Mary.

3. What is NOT a positive trait Cromwell attributes to his son Gregory?
(a) A facility for riding horses.
(b) A facility for archery.
(c) Impeccable manners.
(d) A facility for Latin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which courtier was executed the same week as Henry left Whitehall to go on progress?

2. On the final morning before the king's progress leaves Wolf Hall, Cromwell comes down to find that which character has arisen before him?

3. What is the name of Cromwell's son?

4. How many acres does John Seymour own?

5. When the novel Bring Up the Bodies begins, what season is just coming to an end?

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