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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.”

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

3. From what saint do the Tudors claim descent?
(a) Brigid.
(b) Ælflæda.
(c) Edith.
(d) Helena.

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

5. From whom is the second epigraph taken?
(a) Skelton.
(b) Henry.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Donne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to sign the articles against Wolsey?

2. To which of the following does More compare himself?

3. What establishment does Cromwell’s sister and her husband operate?

4. Which of the following oversees Wolsey’s dispossession?

5. Which of the following is sent in tapestry to Wolsey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Cromwell done while his father shod horses?

2. Why does Cromwell disclaim particular skill with the longbow?

3. How does Cromwell know less than a day has passed since his father beat him?

4. Why do diplomats tend not to learn English in the novel?

5. How had Cromwell met his wife?

6. Why does Cromwell send red meat to Wolsey during Lent?

7. Why does Cromwell not host an Epiphany feast in 1530?

8. Why does Cromwell’s son complain of his greyhounds?

9. Why did Cromwell pick up a snake in Italy?

10. In the novel, what is an estoc?

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