STUDY QUESTIONS

1. Does Alice want to learn to read?

2. Did Sir Thomas ever meet the Holy Maid of Kent?

3. What was the occupation of Thomas CromwellÂ’s father?

4. What was the occupation of Cardinal WolseyÂ’s father?

5. What is the name of the woman who tried to bribe Sir Thomas More with the silver goblet that More gave to Richard Rich?

6. What languages mentioned in the play besides English did Margaret know?

7. What is the nationality of Chapuys?

8. What language did John Colet teach Margaret?

9. What was MargaretÂ’s nickname?

10. Why didnÂ’t More want Margaret to marry Will Roper when he first asked her?

11. What did King Henry mention that he liked about MoreÂ’s home while he was there?

12. Who recommended to Richard Rich that he should read Machiavelli?

13. What position did Cromwell hold at the beginning of the play?

14. How long did the jury that condemned More to death deliberate?

15. What was More charged with?

16. What is the name of MoreÂ’s steward?

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