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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special permission did King Henry get for his first marriage?
(a) He married a pregnant woman.
(b) He married a woman from another country.
(c) He married his brother's wife.
(d) He married a woman older than he is.

2. Who gave the special permission for King Henry's first marriage?
(a) Wolsey.
(b) The Grand Cardinal.
(c) The Pope.
(d) More.

3. Who says the first line in the play?
(a) More.
(b) Alice.
(c) The Common Man.
(d) The Jailer.

4. More says his daughter's suitor is just like__________.
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) The King.
(d) A rebel.

5. What author has Richard been reading at the beginning of the book?
(a) Machialvelli.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Plato.
(d) Sophocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard tell More that every man has at the beginning of the book?

2. Why did Henry marry Catherine?

3. What does Wolsey say More needs less of to be a great statesman?

4. What does More's daughter's suitor call the Church?

5. What time does More meet with Wolsey?

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