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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 4, "Corpus Christi," where is Richard setting up his household?
(a) Peterborough.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Huntingdonshire.
(d) Northampton.

2. In Part 4, "Nonsuch," whose funeral does Cromwell wish to attend, but is advised not to by Rafe?
(a) Humphrey Monmouth.
(b) Richard Sampson.
(c) Hugh Latimer.
(d) Thomas Audley.

3. In Part 6, "Mirror," how long does Cromwell remember that Thomas Morre was in ward?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 8 months.

4. In Part 5, "Magnificence," when is Cromwell arrested?
(a) July 2.
(b) June 24.
(c) July 16.
(d) June 10.

5. When does Cromwell write an accounting of the King's marriage to Anne of Cleves in Part 6, "Mirror"?
(a) June 30.
(b) July 2.
(c) July 1.
(d) July 3.

6. How old is Margaret Skipwith in Part 4, "Nonsuch"?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

7. What color robe does Cromwell think he sees on his master as he puts his head on the executioner's block?
(a) White.
(b) Gold.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

8. How much is the annual pension for the Abbot of Winchcombe in Part 5, "Twelfth Night"?
(a) 95 pounds.
(b) 165 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 140 pounds.

9. In Part 4, "Nonsuch," what time does the gravedigger tell Cromwell that he woke?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) About 4 a.m.
(c) Around 3 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

10. In Part 5, "Magnificence," how much money does York's treasurer say that he needs by week's end?
(a) 950 pounds.
(b) 1, 200 pounds.
(c) 3,000 pounds.
(d) 2,000 pounds.

11. At Greenwich this Easter, how much does Mary spend for clothes for the feast in Part 5, "Ascension Day"?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 300 pounds.
(c) 400 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

12. In Part 5, "Ascension Day," from where is the Dean from who will replace Chapuys as ambassador?
(a) Autun.
(b) Nevers.
(c) Cambrai.
(d) Riom.

13. By September in Part 5, "Twelfth Night," how many red deer does a survey count?
(a) 5,743.
(b) 4,019.
(c) 2,067.
(d) 6,352.

14. Who does Dr. Butts say in Part 5, "Ascension," has measles?
(a) Sadler children.
(b) Wyatt children.
(c) Somer children.
(d) Spencer children.

15. What does Cromwell have brought from Danzig in Part 4, "Corpus Christi"?
(a) Horses.
(b) Beavers.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Porcupines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rafe say that in Part 6, "MIrror," that they did with the Book of Henry?

2. Where will Cranmer's wife and child have to go when Henry's law forbidding the marriage of priests becomes law?

3. How long was Cromwell in prison before he is executed?

4. What does a gravedigger discover in the graveyard and bring to Cromwell in Part 4, "Nonsuch"?

5. In Part 5, "Ascension Day," who does Thomas remember that he killed with a knife when he was a boy?

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