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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Gardiner occupy with respect to Wolsey?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Supervisor.
(c) Physician.
(d) Confessor.

2. How does the novel gloss “cysga’n dawel”?
(a) “Sleep well.”
(b) “Get out.”
(c) “Rise and shine.”
(d) “Come in.”

3. Which of the following does Cromwell train to assist with his finances?
(a) Andrew Duncan.
(b) Simon Parker.
(c) Philip Robinson.
(d) Thomas Avery.

4. Which of the following oversees Wolsey’s dispossession?
(a) Duke of York.
(b) Duke of Essex.
(c) Duke of Norfolk.
(d) Duke of Wessex.

5. How tall is the King in the novel?
(a) Five foot eight.
(b) Six foot even.
(c) Six foot two.
(d) Five foot ten.

6. On what count is Cromwell bitten by a snake?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

7. What position does Gardiner occupy with respect to the King?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Physician.
(c) Confessor.
(d) Supervisor.

8. What is the name of the reigning king of France in the novel?
(a) Charles.
(b) François.
(c) Louis.
(d) Pepin.

9. Where does the novel report the legendary Arthur’s tomb to be?
(a) Hereford.
(b) Gloucester.
(c) Glastonbury.
(d) Tintagel.

10. Which of the following does Cromwell cite as a great scholar?
(a) Newton.
(b) Alcuin.
(c) Linacre.
(d) Hawking.

11. What school does Cromwell’s son attend?
(a) Eton.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) St. Paul's.
(d) Oxford.

12. How many times had the King and Katherine publicly expected an heir?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

13. On which day does Cromwell meet with the Duke of Norfolk regarding employment?
(a) St. Hubert’s Day.
(b) St. Hildegard’s Day.
(c) St. Agnes’s Day.
(d) St. George’s Day.

14. Where does the King spend Christmas with Katherine?
(a) Whitehall.
(b) Plumstead.
(c) Woolwich.
(d) Greenwich.

15. Against which pub does Cromwell warn Rafe?
(a) The Sword.
(b) The Sceptre.
(c) The Crown.
(d) The Orb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cromwell’s wife’s sister?

2. Where was Wolsey robbed?

3. What kind of jewel does the King commission for his amorous intent?

4. In which of the following does Bonvisi have a house?

5. Whom does Cromwell’s daughter intend to marry?

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