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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 is the second role played by the Common Man?

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

3. Who is coming when More goes missing?

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

5. What was the name of the only survivng child of Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norfolk ask More after his chain of service is removed?

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

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

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

5. What does Cromwell say will happen to More if he does not bless the King's marriage to Anne?

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

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

8. What does the Common Man say to the audience at the end of the book?

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

10. What does More say in his speech when he realizes he will be found guilty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Thomas More's fatal flaw was his undying moral integrity. How did he show this trait? Why would this have been considered a flaw by literary critics?

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