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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. Who is Katherine's second choice on the list of visitors she provides to Cromwell when requesting Henry's permission?
(a) Mary.
(b) Chapuys.
(c) Norris.
(d) Weston.

2. Jane asserts in Chapter 1: Falcons that Mary Shelton is teaching her what language?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Italian.

3. Cromwell hears that Henry has been seen walking with Jane in what location?
(a) The garden.
(b) The gallery.
(c) The hedge maze.
(d) The countryside.

4. Cromwell estimates that Anne had become pregnant in the early part of which month?
(a) June.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) August.

5. Henry and Anne had their first sexual encounter in the autumn of which year?
(a) 1532.
(b) 1534.
(c) 1533.
(d) 1551.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protests when Edward Seymour tells Jane to scream if Henry makes a sincere attempt to take off any of her clothes?

2. What position does Stephen Gardiner currently hold, even though he has been banished to the countryside?

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

4. When Cromwell arrives at Austin Friars in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels, he finds Gregory and some other boys making the Pope and "a set of cardinals" (131) out of what material?

5. How does Anne react to Cromwell's news about Katherine's requests for visitors?

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