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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe Will’s relationship with the prominent group of playwrights in London during his day.
(a) He was extremely angry at them
(b) He did not fit in with them
(c) He copied their plays
(d) He fit in well with them

2. Which member of Will’s family seemed to be sympathetic towards Roman Catholics and militant Protestants?
(a) Will’s cousin
(b) Will’s father
(c) Will’s brother
(d) Will’s paternal grandfather

3. Which of these was a prominent playwright within the theater community of Will’s day?
(a) Richard Field
(b) Sir Thomas Lucy
(c) Edmund Campion
(d) Christopher Marlowe

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

5. What phrase best describes life outside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?
(a) Filled with animals
(b) Filled with people from other countries
(c) Filled with prisons
(d) Filled with recreation areas

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Will’s plays does NOT include a reference to gloves?

2. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?

3. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?

4. Chapter 6 begins with a discussion of…

5. Which of these was NOT a major location of recreation in London during Will’s day?

(see the answer key)

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