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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. Who reads ambassadorial correspondence to Cromwell?
(a) Thoroughgate.
(b) Wriothesley.
(c) Cumberbatch.
(d) Applecot.

2. What is the name of Cranmer’s wife?
(a) Elke.
(b) Gisela.
(c) Margarete.
(d) Mathilda.

3. Where is Elizabeth Tudor to be lodged?
(a) Tyttenhanger.
(b) McCoy.
(c) Hatfield.
(d) Knebworth.

4. Which of the following reports to Gardiner?
(a) Applecot.
(b) Wriothesley.
(c) Cumberbatch.
(d) Thoroughgate.

5. Where does the painter Hans rent a house?
(a) Bedford Street.
(b) Ivybridge Lane.
(c) Henrietta Street.
(d) Maiden Lane.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Richard to be wedded?

2. To which of the following does Cromwell compare the King?

3. With which of the following does the main text of the novel conclude?

4. What religious scholar’s work does Charles Brandon read to the King?

5. Which of the following is poisoned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bainham set to be executed?

2. For what is Thomas Hitton burned?

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

4. Why does Cromwell appear to pity Mary Boleyn?

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

6. For what reason does Thomas Wyatt’s father account him brave?

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

8. How does Cromwell recognize that Cranmer’s wife is pregnant?

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

10. Why does Charles Brandon wed his son’s intended?

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