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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 was Cromwell's occupation before Wolsey's death?

2. What has More been given as a bribe at the beginning of the play?

3. What does Wolsey want More to read when they meet?

4. Who has More's daughter's suitor tried to pattern his life after?

5. What author has Richard been reading at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Wolsey tell More he must do before he can be a great statesman?

3. Why does More not fear negative consequences from the King after his resignation?

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

5. What does Chapuys ask More, and how does More respond to this?

6. How does More's steward validate the money he made by giving information about More?

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

8. What does Henry tell More when they are together alone in More's garden?

9. How did More trust in the law when he rejected the King's demands?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the historical backdrop of this play affect the feeling and tone of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Rich and Cromwell are very similar in nature although very different in many other areas. What are some of these intrinsic differences and similarities, and what message(s) was Robert Bolt trying to send with these two characters?

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