Sr. Thomas More Quiz

June 22nd

Feast day of St. Thomas More

A Man for all Seasons

deals with the last years of Sr. Thomas More

King Henry VIII

tries to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon (his first wife) since she wasn't able to produce a male child

Cardinal Wosley

tries to ask the Pope to allow the divorce

Tower of London

Location of where Thomas was arrested

Westminister Hall

Location of where Thomas's trial was held

When Thomas objected that Henry was assuming for himself and stated that Christ was present here on Earth

Climax of the story

Pope Benedict XVI

What pope addressed the English establishment of the politicians and leaders/invokes the memory of St. Thomas More?

repugnant

Aggression towards religion is _______ to the very foundations principles of democracy

It is an eyewitness account of Sir Thomas More before his death
(It is known that Shakespeare took part in writing the play)

Why was the play of Sr. Thomas More so important?

Anthony Monday

Known to be an Anti-Catholic
Caused the execution of Catholics (including priests)
Unlikely to have written Sir Thomas More since it is sympathetic to a Catholic

He was anti-Catholic
His handwriting was used as a scrib (likely) since he wrote a bulk of the play (to get pass censorship in England/When Catholicism was making a comeback in England)

Why does Joseph argue that Anthony Monday unlike wrote the play?

It was written in his own handwriting
Shakespeare is the only known Catholic writer

What evidence is there for believing that William Shakespeare wrote the play?

It would be wrong and illegal in England at the time

If the play is as pro-Catholic as you claim, why does it contain no every defense of Catholicism

Shakespeare wrote plays for RECUSANT Catholics (people practicing Catholic in private) secular (even though it is not a the same quality as his other plays)

"Few people consider Sir Thomas More to be of the same quality of Shakespeare's play" Isn't this the strongest argument against Shakespeare's authorship of the play?

Theodicy

There is a will of God above our understanding. God has control of our world that will be difficult for humans to understand
Term coined by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz in 1710