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A Man for All Seasons

Robert Bolt

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1. What position does Cromwell offer Rich in exchange for Rich's false testimony at More's trial?

(A) Lord Chancellor of England

(B) Duke of Norfolk

(D) Attorney general of Wales

2. What did a woman use to attempt to bribe More?

(A) An Italian silver cup

(B) Cash

(D) A fine, single malt scotch

3. Which of the following roles does the Common Man not play?

(A) Judge

(B) Jury

(D) Jailer

4. What is the name of the boat King Henry sails down the Thames to meet Sir Thomas?

(A) The QE2

(B) The Fast and the Furious

(D) Mary, Queen of Scots

5. How long has More been in jail by the time we see him there in Act Two?

(A) Six months

(B) One year

(D) D. Twenty-five years

6. What saying does the Common Man come up with to justify the way he treats the imprisoned Thomas More?

(A) Better a live rat than a dead lion

(B) A rolling stone gathers no moss

(D) A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush

7. Why does More suddenly let Roper marry his daughter?

(A) Because he respects Roper's steadfast moral values

(B) Because he needs an heir

(D) Because Margaret begged him

8. What charge must Cromwell trump up in order to be able to execute Sir Thomas?

(A) High treason

(B) Aggravated assault

(D) Indecent exposure

9. Who isn't mentioned by the Common Man as someone who ends up being executed in the aftermath of the events depicted in the play?

(A) Anne Boleyn

(B) Thomas Cromwell

(D) Richard Rich

10. Where is More's house?

(A) Chelsea

(B) Westminster

(D) Wales

11. Where does the family find Thomas when he should be getting ready for the king's arrival?

(A) In the house

(B) At the track

(D) Sleeping

12. Why does Norfolk participate in the persecution of his friend More?

(A) The king ordered him to, so the trial wouldn't seem unfair

(B) More made fun of Norfolk's son

(D) He genuinely opposed More's position

13. To which character does More display his passionate side?

(A) Alice

(B) Roper

(D) All of the above

14. What book of the Bible does Henry quote to support his claim that his first marriage was invalid?

(A) Leviticus

(B) Deuteronomy

(D) First Corinthians

15. What heretic does Cromwell attempt to associate with More?

(A) Martin Luther

(B) Galileo

(D) James Baker

16. Why does Thomas refuse to tell his family what he thinks about the divorce and the Act of Supremacy?

(A) Because they can't be trusted

(B) Because he doesn't want them to have to lie if called to testify against him

(D) Because they probably wouldn't understand

17. What does More burn to warm his house when he is poor?

(A) Wood

(B) Bracken

(D) Heretics

18. What is Roper's religion at the beginning of the play?

(A) Jewish

(B) Catholic

(D) Quaker

19. What job does More recommend that Rich take at the very beginning of the play?

(A) Lord Chancellor

(B) Attorney general of Wales

(D) Stripper

20. What does Rich say he will do with the money he gains from selling the silver cup?

(A) Buy new clothes

(B) Buy papal indulgences

(D) Buy a ticket out of England

21. What position does Rich take after More first refuses his request for work?

(A) Cranmer's steward

(B) Roper's secretary

(D) Norfolk's librarian

22. What phrase does the publican repeat in his conversation with Cromwell?

(A) “Yes, sir”

(B) “No, sir”

(D) “Take a hike, sir”

23. Who tells More that he's behaving “like a printed book”?

(A) Margaret

(B) Alice

(D) Norfolk

24. Henry's first queen is named

(A) Anne

(B) Meg

(D) Catherine

25. In his preface, which man does Bolt not cite as an influence in writing his play?

(A) Albert Camus

(B) Bertolt Brecht

(D) William Shakespeare

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