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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 trade did Cromwell's Uncle John want him to learn?

2. What was the name of Thomas's father?

3. When did Anne Boleyn say that after her death a great punishment would fall on the land?

4. When was Wolsey arrested?

5. As the king and queen take the royal barge down the Thames, what jewels are on the rings of the king's fingers in Part 1, "Salvage"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When trouble spreads throughout Lincolnshire, what preparations are made in London?

2. In Part 2, "Augmentation," how are Richmond's possesions and holdings distributed?

3. Who does Cromwell visit at the convent at Shaftesbury and why?

4. How did Cromwell defy Katherine in 1531?

5. In Part 2, "Vile Blood," what happened 150 years ago?

6. In Part 3, "The Bleach Fields," what information does Cromwell give Thomas Avery in case something happens to him?

7. Who is Thomas Cromwell and what does he do?

8. What happens between Surrey and Matthew, and what is the punishment in Part 3, "The Image of the King"?

9. How did Tyndale die?

10. in Part 2, "Vile Blood," what does the king say about a king and about Parliament?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry is a man, but he is also the kingdom and a legend. What is the difference between Henry as a man and the legend? How is what he represents different from who he is?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Becket and other saints are buried in churches and worshipped. What is veneration of saints? Why are Thomas Becket and other saints buried in churches and worshipped? How are their graves both a symbol of religion and of greed?

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