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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location did Henry and Anne first engage in a sexual encounter, according to Cromwell?
(a) Calais.
(b) Greece.
(c) Rome.
(d) Padua.

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

3. When the novel Bring Up the Bodies begins, what season is just coming to an end?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cromwell tells Edward Seymour that his compliments about which character have turned Anne against Cromwell?

2. How many acres does John Seymour own?

3. Henry asks Jane in Chapter 1: Falcons, "Now that we see you at home with your people, are you less" (11) what?

4. Everyone at the supper table at Wolf Hall looks at which character when Henry mentions Cardinal Wolsey?

5. Cromwell suggests to Jane that she should take what action if Henry tries to remove her clothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Henry's request that Jane become his "good mistress" (97)?

2. Who is Mark Smeaton?

3. Why is Princess Mary now only referred to as Lady Mary?

4. How does Mantel use irony to portray the paradox within Henry's persona?

5. Who are the Plantagenets and what do they believe about the Tudors, according to Cromwell?

6. In what way does the epigraph of Bring Up the Bodies strike an ironic tone?

7. How does Jane react to Henry's question about her shyness in Chapter 1: Falcons?

8. For what purpose does Henry send Cromwell to meet with Katherine of Aragon and what request does she make of Cromwell?

9. What does Cromwell mean when he states that Henry has been "a life-long student of inventive ways to die" (25)?

10. For what reason is Cromwell so surprised to see Stephen Gardiner when Chapter 2: Crows begins?

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