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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rich tell Cromwell he is almost certain of about his character?

2. What does Rich do for the Duke?

3. What is the name of More's Steward?

4. What is Wolsey requesting in the item he has More read when they meet together?

5. To whom does More talk about the divorce of the King?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will be the first major task for More as the new Chancellor, and what might this mean?

2. What does More say in his speech when he realizes he will be found guilty?

3. How does Bolt say people speak, and what does he say the problem is with this?

4. What does Will tell More after he insults Norfolk by the river?

5. Why does the jailer apologize to More after his family leaves?

6. What happens to people who do not support the new church?

7. Why is More opposed to the divorce of King Henry?

8. What does Henry tell More when they are together alone in More's garden?

9. What does More's steward do and say when Rich confronts him after his talk with Chapuys?

10. How does Rich feel about More's suggestion that he be a teacher, and why does he feel this way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book, and it is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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