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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. To whom is the King compared?
(a) Nero.
(b) Caligula.
(c) Commodus.
(d) Hadrian.

2. From where had Wolsey received letters?
(a) Leipzig.
(b) Nuremberg.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Erfurt.

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

4. In what year was Mary Tudor born?
(a) 1515.
(b) 1516.
(c) 1518.
(d) 1517.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Wolsey’s usher?

2. How many charges are prepared against Wolsey?

3. For what bird does Cromwell call to feed Wolsey?

4. What is the name of the Emperor’s ambassador?

5. For what spice does Cromwell call after Wolsey’s dispossession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cromwell set aside More’s idea that the soldiers sacking Rome are roasting babies?

2. Why is Wolsey jeered as he leaves after his dispossession?

3. What prompts Anne Boleyn to first summon Cromwell?

4. Per the novel, how was legendary Britain founded?

5. What would the King’s role have been had his elder brother not died?

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

7. Why can Cromwell’s sister and her husband not employ Cromwell?

8. In the novel, what prompts the King to seek a new wife?

9. What advice would Cromwell offer himself for Christmas, were he likely to take it?

10. Why does Cromwell doubt that Katherine could bear more children?

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