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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles, the emperor of Spain, is related to the late Katherine of Aragon in what way?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) He is her nephew.
(c) He is her uncle.
(d) He is her brother.

2. How old is Anne during the events depicted in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) 34.
(b) 30.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

3. What is the first name of "Norris, the chief among the privy chamber gentlemen" (17) at Henry's side?
(a) Edward.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harry.
(d) John.

4. What name does Gardiner use to refer to Weston just before he goes in to see Henry?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Coxcomb.
(c) Peahen.
(d) Potato.

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

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

7. What adjective does Cromwell use to describe his relationship with Anne, as it stands in Chapter 2: Crows?
(a) Cordial.
(b) Deceptive.
(c) Uneasy.
(d) Adversarial.

8. Who protests when Edward Seymour tells Jane to scream if Henry makes a sincere attempt to take off any of her clothes?
(a) Jane.
(b) John.
(c) Henry.
(d) Cromwell.

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

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

11. Cromwell believes that bishops like Hugh Latimer see which character as "an opportunity" (33)?
(a) Weston.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Anne.
(d) Henry.

12. When Cromwell ponders the mutability of humankind, he decides that what object "makes monsters" (33)?
(a) Disease.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Famine.
(d) War.

13. Cromwell used to be the servant of which character, who has since been executed by Henry?
(a) Norris.
(b) More.
(c) Wyatt.
(d) Wolsey.

14. The new bishops installed once the royal progress reaches Winchester had been chosen by whom?
(a) Chapuys.
(b) Anne.
(c) Cromwell.
(d) Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jane asserts in Chapter 1: Falcons that Mary Shelton is teaching her what language?

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

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

4. When Cromwell returns to court, he tells Henry that he believes that Katherine ought to be allowed to visit which person?

5. What role does Henry ask Jane to take on at court in Chapter 2: Crows?

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