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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. What post does Henry Wyatt recommend Cromwell seek?
(a) Master of Revels.
(b) Master of the Jewel House.
(c) Master of Puppets.
(d) Master of the Rolls.

2. Where is Frith taken to be interrogated?
(a) York.
(b) Croydon.
(c) Hereford.
(d) Lambeth.

3. With which of the following does the main text of the novel conclude?
(a) “God save the King.”
(b) “And so we set our course for Wolf Hall.”
(c) “I am content.”
(d) “Early September. Five days. Wolf Hall.”

4. Whom of the following is arrested alongside Thomas Wyatt?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Francis Bryan.
(c) Francis Burton.
(d) Francis Boleyn.

5. How long is Cromwell’s lease at Austin Friars?
(a) 99 years.
(b) 99 weeks.
(c) 99 months.
(d) 99 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ambassador from Venice?

2. How old does Katherine claim to be to Cromwell?

3. On what day does Cromwell deliver a pardon to Lady Exeter?

4. Which of the following had the supposed prophet visited?

5. Who presides over the King’s public wedding to Anne Boleyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Cromwell tell about his time with Giovannino?

2. Why does Jane Rochford offer to an alliance with Cromwell?

3. Why does Kratzer lodge with Cromwell?

4. What questions does Jane Seymour voice about pregnancy?

5. Why does Anne Boleyn want More included in a bill of attainder, despite a lack of evidence?

6. Why is Cromwell urged not to help in the kitchen?

7. What recommendation does Cromwell make to More after the latter’s discommendation?

8. Why does Cromwell hate More’s refusal to either swear the oath regarding succession or outright deny it?

9. What is the typical English diplomatic stance in the novel?

10. Why does Cromwell appear to pity Mary Boleyn?

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