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More's Account of His First Interrogation (SB p. 311-15)

1. Why does More refuse the oath and the Act (312)?

2. What does Audley hope to gain by the "pageant" in the garden on pp. 312-313? How does More respond to the strange spectacle?

3. When More is asked a second time to take the oath and refuses, why won't he explain his reasons (313)?

4. On what grounds does Canterbury urge More to take the oath? What is More's response (314)?

5. In the exchange with Westminster, why is More confident in the testimony of his conscience?

6. Explain More's final position at the end of the first interrogation.