1. Thomas Cranmer was born in what is now Aslockton near the city of Nottingham. He lived from when to when? 1489-1556 1500-1570 1485-1560 1495-1565

2. Cranmer's parents, although considered gentry, were not wealthy and when they died Thomas' older brother inherited what there was. Thomas entered university to prepare for a career in the church. However, he lost his fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1522. What was the reason? He got married He disrupted classes He violated curfew He failed his exams

3. A chance meeting with Stephen Gardiner and Edward Fox in 1529 brought Cranmer to the attention of King Henry VIII. Gardiner, who was the king's secretary, and Fox had been charged with a mission by the king. What was their mission? To put down a rebellion in the north To spy on the supporters of Catherine of Aragon To carry letters from Henry to Anne Boleyn To find legitimate means by which Henry's marriage to Catherine could be annulled

4. In 1531, Cranmer was sent by Henry as ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor in Germany. While in Germany, he met Lutheran scholar Andreas Osiander. The two men were to share a secret. What was it? They were engaged in a plot to assassinate the Pope They were involved in a homosexual relationship Cranmer's second marriage They were engaged in a plot to assassinate the Emperor

5. In 1532, Henry contrived to have Cranmer appointed to a major post in England. Which one? Lord Chancellor of England Prime Minister Archbishop of York Archbishop of Canterbury

6. On June 1, 1533 Cranmer crowned Anne Boleyn Queen of England in an elaborate ceremony in Westminster Abbey. How did the Pope respond? He fired the Papal Nuncio He burst into tears He resigned He excommunicated Henry VIII and Cranmer

7. 1536 was a turbulent year in the life of England. What caused the turbulence? All of these The Pilgrimage of Grace The Ten Articles The Dissolution of the Monasteries

8. Something else happened in 1536 which shows Cranmer in a not very good light. What was it? The fall of Anne Boleyn The revelation that he had a mistress and several illegitimate children His secret marriage became known He was arrested for murder

9. Henry VIII died in 1547, leaving his nine-year-old son by Jane Seymour as King Edward VI. Cranmer served on the council that acted as the boy king's regents. In 1549, Cranmer produced his masterpiece. What was it? The first English translation of the Bible The Book of Homilies A five-volume history of Christianity in England The Book of Common Prayer

10. Edward VI died in 1553, to be succeeded by Lady Jane Grey, who was queen for all of nine days before Mary Tudor and her supporters rightfully seized the throne. Cranmer made a fatal mistake in supporting Lady Jane's party, and paid for it with his life. He was burned at the stake as a heretic. Where did this happen? Canterbury Cambridge Oxford London