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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does More tell Richard it is most important for a man to do for himself?

2. What does Rich say he has lost while talking to Cromwell?

3. What does More say when More's daughter says she is engaged?

4. What does More's daughter's suitor say is the worst thing about More's church?

5. Why does More react the way he does to the announcement of the proposal to his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said in the first lines of Act 2?

2. Why was the new church established?

3. What does Cromwell compare More to when discussing how to trap him with Rich?

4. Why is Alice so angry with her husband when she visits him in prison?

5. What does the steward say about Rich after asking him for a job?

6. What does More say when Cromwell asks him about the marriage of the King and Anne, and what is Cromwell's response to this?

7. What warning does Wolsey give More before they end their meeting?

8. What is the main change in England at the beginning of Act 2?

9. Why does Wolsey think a divorce for King Henry is necessary?

10. What happens to people who do not support the new church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard Rich's foolhardy and selfish nature wreaked havoc throughout the entire play. What are some examples of this foolish behavior, and how did these actions affect the characters around him? Was the author sending a message through Simon's behavior?

Essay Topic 2

More endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Marriage and divorce were two huge and interlocking themes of this play. How were these themes presented, and which characters were most affected by them?

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