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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character in King Lear may reflect the plight of Edmund Campion?
(a) Falstaff
(b) Iago
(c) Romeo
(d) Edgar

2. Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?
(a) Christopher Marlowe
(b) Anne Hathaway
(c) Robert Greene
(d) Sir Thomas Lucy

3. Which theme in Will’s later works likely stemmed from his family life?
(a) Political activism
(b) Criminal activity
(c) Maintaining a good marriage
(d) Loss of status and its restoration

4. Which is a likely description of Will’s marriage?
(a) Apathetic
(b) Blissful
(c) Unhappy and unfulfilled
(d) Happy and fulfilled

5. What was the name of Will’s wife?
(a) Juliet Greene
(b) Mary Arden
(c) Rosalie Campion
(d) Anne Hathaway

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did John Shakespeare unsuccessfully attempt to purchase to help the family’s social standing?

2. What did Will apparently believe in as the “ultimate religion?”

3. Which character in Will’s Titus Andronicus was treated in a particularly horrific way?

4. Gloves during this time were made from which material?

5. Describe Will’s relationship with the prominent group of playwrights in London during his day.

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