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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?
(a) His father.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

2. How many friends are with Henry when Gardiner goes in to see him, causing Cromwell to say that Henry will be in a good mood?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. How many acres does John Seymour own?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 500.
(d) 800.

4. What position in Henry's court did Gardiner hold before he was banished from court and made to live in the countryside?
(a) Lead privy to the king.
(b) Page.
(c) Master Secretary.
(d) Secretary of State.

5. Which of the five senses does Mantel use to depict Austin Friars "in the autumn of 1535" (72)?
(a) Smell.
(b) Sight.
(c) Touch.
(d) Hearing.

6. Which character does Jane name as the man who knows all of the women's secrets at court?
(a) Henry.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Mark.
(d) George.

7. With what activity is the term "tilt yard" (13) associated?
(a) Jousting.
(b) Eating.
(c) Bloodletting.
(d) Torturing.

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

9. What is the Seymour family's residence called?
(a) Richmond Palace.
(b) Hampton Court.
(c) Wolf Hall.
(d) Kimbolton Hall.

10. Who is Katherine's first choice when she begs Cromwell to ask Henry if she may see a particular visitor?
(a) Weston.
(b) Chapuys.
(c) Norris.
(d) Mary.

11. When Cromwell returns to court after seeing Katherine, he begins to believe that which person is pregnant?
(a) Jane.
(b) Anne.
(c) Mary Shelton.
(d) Katherine.

12. How many children does Henry have, according to Cromwell near the end of Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. Cromwell finds Rafe and Gregory pretending to maim and murder which character in Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) John Seymour.
(b) Francis Weston.
(c) Mark Smeaton.
(d) Anne.

14. Jane Seymour's father has what first name?
(a) Robin.
(b) John.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Henry.

15. What position does Stephen Gardiner currently hold, even though he has been banished to the countryside?
(a) Lord.
(b) Friar.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Duke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell hears that Henry has been seen walking with Jane in what location?

2. What adjective does Cromwell use to describe his relationship with Anne, as it stands in Chapter 2: Crows?

3. What is NOT a rumored method to explain how Cromwell "has achieved his present eminence" (6)?

4. Before their first sexual encounter, Anne made Henry "swear an oath on the Bible, that he would" take what action "as soon as they were back on English soil" (18)?

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

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