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A Man for All Seasons Act 1

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas More has a daughter. Her name is

a)

Maggie

b)

Margaret

c)

Mollie

d)

Catherine

2.

Before becoming Chancellor, Thomas More was a _____.

4 lines
3.

Who is the author of the play, A Man for All Seasons?

4 lines
4.

Why does Henry VIII want a divorce?

a)

irreconcilable differences

b)

He met a new girl on Match.com

c)

Andrea Boleyn stole his heart

d)

A King needs an heir and he did not have one

5.

Which character is accused of not being able to ride a horse?

a)

Lady Margaret

b)

Lady Catherine

c)

Lady Alice

d)

Lady Anne

6.

When a character has a foot in two worlds, the play and the audience, the technique is called _______________.

a)

Breaking the fourth wall

b)

Breaking it down

c)

delivering an aside

d)

Breaking the wall

7.

What does Rich buy with the chalice?

(a)  

8.

What is the name of Henry VIII's boat?

(a)  

9.

Which promise did Henry VIII break that he made to Thomas More?

a)

Keep secret the bribe of the chalice

b)

Secure a teaching job for Roper

c)

Get rid of the Lutheran that wants to marry Margaret

d)

Keep Thomas out of the divorce and the break with Rome

10.

Which book of the Holy Bible does More use to condemn divorce?

a)

Leviticus

b)

Proverbs

c)

Luke

d)

Matthew

11.

Which book of the Bible does Henry VIII use to say his marriage should be anulled since Catherine of Arago was the widow of Henry's brother.

a)

Leviticus

b)

Proverbs

c)

Matthew

d)

Revelation

12.

When the King arrives in Chelsea, the name of Thomas More's estate, what is More doing?

a)

Talking to his daughter, Margaret

b)

Listening to his wife, Alice

c)

Praying

d)

Trying to convince Roper to become a teacher

13.

Which two characters pay the steward for information about Thomas More?

a)

Robert Bolt and Henry VIII

b)

Chapuys and Roper

c)

Cromwell and Chapuys

d)

Roper and Cromwell

14.

Chapuys is the Ambassador for (a)  

15.

Who was Henry VIII's second wife?

a)

Anne Bolyn

b)

Anne Bolling

c)

Annie Bolyn

d)

Catherine Boleyn

16.

Who gets charged with treason and is sent to die at the Tower in Act 1?

a)

Thomas More

b)

Catherine of Aragon

c)

Chapuys

d)

Cardinal Wolsey

17.

What is the name of More's estate?

a)

Liverpool

b)

Rome

c)

Chesley

d)

Chelsea

18.

Who was the first wife of King Henry VIII?

(a)  

19.

Which character calls himself the "enemy of More"?

a)

Cromwell

b)

Cardinal Wolsey

c)

Roper

d)

Thomas More

20.

Which character calls himself the "king's ear"?

a)

More

b)

Cromwell

c)

Roper

d)

Wolsey

21.

Which character is Lutheran at the beginning of the play?

(a)  

22.

When we first meet Cromwell, his job was secretary to Cardinal (a)   .

23.

What did Thomas More receive as a bribe?

a)

gold

b)

a new job

c)

chalice

fancy cup

d)

jewels

24.

Name three roles played by the common man in Act 1.

a)

librarian

boatman

jailer

b)

steward

boatman

jailer

c)

boatman

boogeyman

Uber driver

d)

lawyer

boatman

steward

25.

Which character speaks to the audience and represents all men and women?

4 lines
26.

Which character is accused of being a "hard man to keep out"?

4 lines
27.

At the beginning of the play, More encourages Rich to become a (a)   , but Rich says, "That's a dead end job."

28.

Which character tries but fails to get information out of the steward about Thomas More?

4 lines
29.

In the pub, a bar, Rich is given the job, _______, by Cromwell.

a)

tax or revenue

collector

b)

clothes shopper

c)

teacher

d)

spy

30.

Which character claims he "lost his innocence"?

(a)  

31.

When Cromwell gets Rich a new job, he asks Rich for ___________ about ______________.

a)

information

Thomas More

b)

the dirt

Anne Boleyn

c)

information

bribes

d)

research

Chapuys