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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. Where is Cromwell going when he first appears on stage?

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

3. Which of the following are NOT looking for More in Scene 7?

4. What does Chapuys call More when talking to Cromwell?

5. What does the Common Man complain about in his second role?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will tell More after he insults Norfolk by the river?

2. Why does the jailer apologize to More after his family leaves?

3. What does Cromwell do at the end of his secret meeting with Rich?

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

5. Why does More say he doesn't fear to stand before Cromwell at Hampton Court?

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

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

8. What did Bolt say More had the ability to do that most people do not?

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

10. What does Rich say when he is put on the witness stand, and what is More's reaction to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key points of More's last great speech, and how has this speech affected his place in history?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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