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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapter 1: Falcons.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many years old is Cromwell when the novel opens?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

2. Which family member of Edward Seymour's was reported by many to have slept with his wife around 120 times?
(a) His brother.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

3. With what activity is the term "tilt yard" (13) associated?
(a) Torturing.
(b) Bloodletting.
(c) Eating.
(d) Jousting.

4. Jane asserts in Chapter 1: Falcons that Mary Shelton is teaching her what language?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Dutch.

5. How many children does Henry have, according to Cromwell near the end of Chapter 1: Falcons?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Henry calls for what item a lot more frequently than he had five years before?

2. Who reaches out to "save" (13) Gregory when he begins to take exception to Weston's comments about his late mother and sister?

3. What is the first name of the oldest male child in the Seymour family?

4. Charles, the emperor of Spain, is related to the late Katherine of Aragon in what way?

5. When the novel opens, the narrator states that "England has enjoyed" how many years "of peace" (5)?

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