Chapter XXVII. In prison. Quiz — The Prince and the Pauper

How many prisoners share the room with Edward and Hendon?

• About ten
• About twenty
• About fifty
• About five

What does Hendon conclude about Edith's behavior toward him?

• She genuinely does not recognize him
• She recognizes him but denies him for interested reasons
• She has lost her memory due to illness
• She was ordered by the jailer to deny him

What does Blake Andrews do when the jailer leaves the room?

• He escapes through a window
• He drops to his knees and acknowledges Hendon as his master
• He attacks Hendon to prove his loyalty to Hugh
• He slips a key under Hendon's blanket

According to Andrews, how did Sir Hugh force the marriage to Edith?

• He threatened to exile Edith from England
• He forged a letter reporting Miles was dead
• He bribed a priest to perform the ceremony secretly
• He obtained a royal decree commanding the marriage

Who has been made Lord Protector since the last day of January?

• Sir Hugh Hendon
• The Duke of Norfolk
• The Duke of Somerset (Seymour, Earl of Hertford)
• The Archbishop of Canterbury

What is the punishment the two Baptist women ultimately face?

• Scourging in the prison yard
• Public humiliation in the pillory
• Burning at the stake
• Banishment from England

What sentence does the apprentice receive for taking home a hawk he found?

• A fine of ten shillings
• One year in prison
• Death
• Public flogging

What punishment does the old lawyer face for repeating his offense of writing against the Lord Chancellor?

• Exile and loss of property
• Loss of remaining ears, 5,000-pound fine, branding on both cheeks, and life imprisonment
• Execution by hanging
• Ten years of hard labor

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "taciturn" mean as used to describe Hendon in Chapter 27?

• Violently angry
• Reserved or uncommunicative in speech
• Physically exhausted
• Deeply sorrowful

In the phrase "a man with a strong face and a dauntless mien," what does "mien" mean?

• A person's physical strength
• A person's look or manner
• A person's social rank
• A person's spoken accent

What does "seditious" mean when Edward calls Andrews's gossip about the king being mad "seditious prattle"?

• Boring and unimportant
• Excessively flattering
• Inciting rebellion against authority
• Based on unreliable rumors