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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 does the queen give Mary in Part 1, "Salvage"?

2. How old is Thomas Cromwell in 1536?

3. What is the name of the child that Edward and Nan Seymour have in Part 3, "The Image of the King"?

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

5. When Cromwell was in Antwerp, how many Englishmen lived there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the king want his daughter Mary to swear?

5. How did Cromwell defy Katherine in 1531?

6. What happens when Cromwell negotiates for a wife for his son Gregory?

7. In Part 2, "The Five Wounds," what reports of trouble come during Michaelmas?

8. What were the sayings of the Seven Wise Men of Greece?

9. Why is Thomas Wyatt worried about Bess Darrell?

10. What were the circumstance of Henry's Fitzroy's birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Individuals who are convicted of heresy or of treason, often suffer the same fate. What is the difference between heresy and treason? How do individuals who are convicted of heresy or of treason often suffer the same fate?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas More and Tyndale are influential men who are executed. What influence do More and Tyndale have during their lives? What influence do More and Tyndale have after they die? How would you describe how their influence extends beyond the grave?

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