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