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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 1: The Black Book.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cromwell states that which element of life is often "condemned to stay whimpering at the back door" (159)?
(a) Reason.
(b) Truth.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Religion.

2. To whom did Gardiner lose his position in Henry's court when he was banished to the countryside?
(a) Thomas Cromwell.
(b) Edward Seymour.
(c) George Boleyn.
(d) Mark Smeaton.

3. Rumor has it that Cromwell instigated the arrest of his new love interest's husband and that he framed him for committing what crime?
(a) Theft.
(b) Treason.
(c) A new crime invented by Henry.
(d) A new crime invented by Cromwell.

4. In what location does Cromwell live on his estate called Austin Friars?
(a) Greenwich.
(b) Kimbolton.
(c) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(d) Stepney.

5. How had the French ambassador described Mary's blood, according to Cromwell?
(a) Dutch.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. The members of which family shout their own last name in the moments they think Henry is dead?

2. When Cromwell arrives at Austin Friars in Part One, Chapter 3: Angels, he finds Gregory and some other boys making the Pope and "a set of cardinals" (131) out of what material?

3. How many different methods does Gregory name when he tells his father that men have many options for getting rid of a spouse?

4. Cromwell believes that bishops like Hugh Latimer see which character as "an opportunity" (33)?

5. Katherine becomes irate when Cromwell suggests that Henry's break with which character had occurred due to her actions?

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