Sir Thomas More Quiz - The Tudor Society

How much do you know about this prominent Tudor man, a man who served King Henry VIII loyally but who ended his days on the block? Test your knowledge with this fun quiz.

Q1) Thomas More was born on 7th February but in which year?

1478

1475

1480

1472

Correct!

Wrong! He was born in 1478.

Q2) Where was Sir Thomas More born?

Cambridge

Bristol

Ipswich

London

Correct! He was born in Milk Street, London.

Wrong! He was born in Milk Street, London.

Q3) Before becoming a lawyer, what did Sir Thomas More consider doing?

Becoming a doctor

Becoming a monk

Becoming an apothecary

Becoming a goldsmith

Correct! He realised that a life of celibacy wouldn't suit him.

Wrong! He considered becoming a monk but realised that a life of celibacy wouldn't suit him.

Q4) Who did he replace as Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor in 1529?

William Warham

John Morton

Thomas Audley

Thomas Wolsey

Correct!

Wrong! He replaced Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

Q5) How many times did Sir Thomas More marry?

Correct! His first wife, Joan/Jane Colt died in 1511 and he married Alice Middleton, a wealthy widow, in the same year.

Wrong! The answer is two. His first wife, Joan/Jane Colt died in 1511 and he married Alice Middleton, a wealthy widow, in the same year.

Q6) In 1516, Sir Thomas More published a book about a fictional island society and its social, political and religious customs. What was it called?

Republic

The Praise of Folly

Utopia

Candide

Correct!

Wrong! It was called "Utopia".

Q7) On which date was Sir Thomas More arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London?

19 May 1534

17 April 1534

17 May 1535

21 December 1534

Correct!

Wrong! It was 17th April 1534.

Q8) Why was Sir Thomas More executed in July 1535?

For denying the King's supremacy

For heresy

For plotting to kill the King

For negotiating with foreign powers without the King's permission

Correct! And for refusing to take the Oath of Succession

Wrong! He denied the King's supremacy and refused to take the Oath of Succession.

Q9) Where was Sir Thomas More executed?

At Smithfield

At Tyburn

Within the Tower of London confines

On Tower Hill

Correct!

Wrong! He was executed on Tower Hill.

Q10) In 2000, Pope John Paul II declared that Sir Thomas More was “the heavenly patron of ........."

Writers

Statesmen and politicians

Scholars and teachers

Theologians

Correct! He is also the patron saint of lawyers.

Wrong! The answer is statesmen and politicians.