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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. How do most people view the new Chancellor?

2. What was created after Cranmer was appointed?

3. What is the name of More's wife?

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

5. What does Cromwell remind the Common Man of when he is in his second role?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alice want More to do when she sees Will leaving, and what is More's response?

2. How did the Common Man say Wolsey died?

3. What does Rich say about the mist in England?

4. What does Henry tell More when he sees More will not agree with him about the divorce?

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

6. What will be the first major task for More as the new Chancellor, and what might this mean?

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

8. Why was the new church established?

9. What does Rich say would cause him to reveal Cromwell's new job, and how does Cromwell respond to this answer?

10. Why is More opposed to the divorce of King Henry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different phases of the relationship between Margaret and Will and how they affected the course of the plot for the other characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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