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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. Who is coming when More goes missing?

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

3. What is Wolsey requesting in the item he has More read when they meet together?

4. How are Catherine and the King of Spain related?

5. What is a publican?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Margaret ask her father after Will leaves, and what is his response?

3. What does More's steward tell Chapuys about More since he became Chancellor?

4. Why does Will say he is worthy of marrying Margaraet?

5. According to Chapuys, what has the divorce caused the church? What does he want done about it?

6. What does the Common man complain about as he takes More home in the boat?

7. What does More's steward say to the audience about the information he gave the men in Scene 6?

8. What does Cromwell say has to be done to More to make the divorce possible, and what does Rich say to this?

9. Where does the Common Man say Rich died, and what are his feelings about this?

10. What does Alice say Norfolk hinted about while talking with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book, and it is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Robert Bolt have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What did Chapuys learn about himself from his confrontations with Thomas More? How did the interaction with More cause Chapuys to change?

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