- 1. What year was Thomas More born?
A) 1601
B) 1478
C) 1520
D) 1555
- 2. Thomas More was an English writer known for which famous book?
A) Pride and Prejudice
B) The Great Gatsby
C) Utopia
D) Moby Dick
- 3. What position did Thomas More hold under King Henry VIII?
A) Lord Chancellor
B) Prime Minister
C) Archbishop
D) General
- 4. What is the title of the saint that Thomas More is also known as?
A) Saint Thomas More
B) Saint Francis
C) Saint John
D) Saint Patrick
- 5. Who is the author of the play 'A Man for All Seasons' which features Thomas More as the protagonist?
A) Robert Bolt
B) George Bernard Shaw
C) Arthur Miller
D) William Shakespeare
- 6. Which monarch ordered the execution of Thomas More?
A) Richard III
B) George III
C) Elizabeth I
D) Henry VIII
- 7. How did Thomas More die?
A) Beheaded
B) Poisoned
C) Hanged
D) Drowned
- 8. Who succeeded Thomas More as Lord Chancellor?
A) Cardinal Wolsey
B) Richard Rich
C) Henry Howard
D) Thomas Audley
- 9. Which of the following humanist writers was a friend of Thomas More?
A) Niccolò Machiavelli
B) Dante Alighieri
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) Desiderius Erasmus
- 10. Where was Thomas More imprisoned before his execution?
A) Bastille
B) Tower of London
C) Robben Island
D) Alcatraz
- 11. Which historical figure did Thomas More write a biography of?
A) Oliver Cromwell
B) Richard III
C) Henry VIII
D) Elizabeth I
- 12. 'The History of King Richard III' by Thomas More was a significant source for which famous playwright's play on the same subject?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Ben Jonson
C) John Webster
D) Christopher Marlowe
- 13. In which year was Thomas More canonized by the Catholic Church?
A) 1899
B) 1516
C) 1800
D) 1935
- 14. What was Thomas More's primary language of writing?
A) Spanish
B) Latin
C) German
D) French
- 15. Where did Thomas More receive his education in the classics and languages?
A) Cambridge University
B) Sorbonne University
C) Harvard University
D) Oxford University
- 16. How many children did Thomas More have?
A) None
B) Two
C) Six
D) Four
- 17. What was the title of the film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture based on Thomas More's life?
A) The Godfather
B) A Man for All Seasons
C) Gladiator
D) Braveheart
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