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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many charges are prepared against Wolsey?
(a) 22.
(b) 11.
(c) 44.
(d) 33.

2. What title is held by the messenger the King dispatches to Wolsey?
(a) Keeper of the Ravens.
(b) Groom of the Stool.
(c) Gentleman Butler.
(d) Yeoman of the Guard.

3. With whose daughter does the King have a son?
(a) John Blount.
(b) John Gaunt.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) John Chase.

4. What does Cromwell name his cat?
(a) Sewing-needle.
(b) Fid.
(c) Marlinspike.
(d) Pike.

5. What book is proposed against Wolsey?
(a) How to Bake a Cardinal Pie.
(b) Against Wolsey.
(c) Twenty Years of Insults.
(d) The Farce in Scarlet.

6. As which of the following does the novel gloss “Diolch am yr arian”?
(a) “Give me all your money.”
(b) “Thank you and good night.”
(c) “Thanks for all the fish.”
(d) “Thank you for the money.”

7. At which of the following had Cromwell worked with his uncle?
(a) Kensington Palace.
(b) Whitehall Palace.
(c) Lambeth Palace.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

8. In which of the following does Bonvisi have a house?
(a) Whitechapel.
(b) Moorgate.
(c) Farringdon.
(d) Bishopsgate.

9. As which of the following does the novel gloss “hywl”?
(a) “Good on you.”
(b) “Goodbye.”
(c) “Mood.”
(d) “Good luck.”

10. Of which of the following is Wolsey bishop?
(a) Winchester.
(b) Honeycutt.
(c) Burns.
(d) Pierce.

11. Where did the King’s father meet Katherine?
(a) Frimley.
(b) Horndean.
(c) Dogmersfield.
(d) Odiham.

12. Where does Wolsey propose to set up a religious council?
(a) Ravenna.
(b) Avignon.
(c) Rome.
(d) Clermont.

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

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

15. For what spice does Cromwell call after Wolsey’s dispossession?
(a) Comino.
(b) Clove.
(c) Turmeric.
(d) Saffron.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month and year does Wolsey begin to investigate the King’s marriage to Katherine?

2. In what year does Anne Boleyn first appear in court?

3. On what count is Cromwell bitten by a snake?

4. What position does Gardiner occupy with respect to Wolsey?

5. What school does Cromwell’s son attend?

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