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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cromwell react to the boys' creations when he arrives at Austin Friars?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is scandalized.
(d) He is frightened.

2. Who cries while Jane Rochford is being questioned about Anne's miscarriage by Henry?
(a) Jane Seymour.
(b) Jane Rochford.
(c) Smeaton.
(d) Mary Shelton.

3. In what location does Cromwell live on his estate called Austin Friars?
(a) Stepney.
(b) Greenwich.
(c) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(d) Kimbolton.

4. On Christmas morning, Cromwell encounters his nephew Richard, who is dressed in a costume resembling which creature?
(a) A frog.
(b) A lion.
(c) A gryphon.
(d) A unicorn.

5. What is Rafe's position in relation to Cromwell?
(a) Servant.
(b) Son.
(c) Ward.
(d) Nephew.

6. Cromwell states that the Tudors are all what "from their cradle" (148)?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Brave.
(c) Talented.
(d) Angry.

7. Who gets knocked unconscious during the joust, leading everyone to think he is dead for a time?
(a) Weston.
(b) Henry.
(c) Edward Seymour.
(d) Norris.

8. When Rafe thinks about Henry's dual nature, he considers which late character's comment that dealing with Henry is "like sporting with a tamed lion" (208)?
(a) John Seymour.
(b) Wolsey.
(c) More.
(d) Edmund.

9. What sort of presents does Cromwell receive in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels?
(a) New Year.
(b) Whitsuntide.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Festivus.

10. When Cromwell finds that Anne has been crying, she tells him that her dog had been killed in what manner?
(a) A drowning.
(b) A fall.
(c) A stabbing.
(d) A suffocation.

11. Cromwell warns Chapuys not to underestimate which character?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mary.
(c) Anne.
(d) Henry.

12. How many times does Cromwell claim to have handled snakes in the past?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. What was Cromwell's father's first name?
(a) Mark.
(b) Walter.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Wendell.

14. Who tells Cromwell, "The Boleyns if they go down will take us with them" (238)?
(a) Edward Seymour.
(b) Weston.
(c) Smeaton.
(d) John Seymour.

15. How many suitors does Jane claim to have when she is questioned by Cromwell?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book takes place from January to April of which year?

2. Henry sarcastically suggests in Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book that Anne take what action after she has asked him never to joust again?

3. Cromwell states that which element of life is often "condemned to stay whimpering at the back door" (159)?

4. How does Cromwell respond to Fitzwilliam's query about hearing a particular family shouting their own name?

5. For what favor does Anne beg Henry after the joust?

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