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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. Why does Rich say he will keep the secret of Cromwell's new position?

2. What does the Common Man say is the main difference between Wolsey and the new Chancellor?

3. Who gave the special permission for King Henry's first marriage?

4. What special permission did King Henry get for his first marriage?

5. What time does More meet with Wolsey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does More say to the Headsman just before he is executed?

3. What warning does Wolsey give More before they end their meeting?

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

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

6. How does Rich feel about More's suggestion that he be a teacher, and why does he feel this way?

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

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

9. What is Henry's main support for his divorce when talking to More?

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

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

What were the titles given to the two acts in this play? What significance did this have to the plot?

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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