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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?
(a) Drunken father-like figures in several of Will’s plays
(b) Complaints made by Will’s mother
(c) Detailed descriptions of John Shakespeare’s alcoholism
(d) Written statements by Will’s siblings

2. What object did John Shakespeare unsuccessfully attempt to purchase to help the family’s social standing?
(a) A sword
(b) A large house
(c) A coat of arms
(d) A prison pardon

3. Chapter 1 gives the most information about Will’s…
(a) Mother
(b) Sisters
(c) Father
(d) Brothers

4. Which of Will’s plays does NOT include a reference to gloves?
(a) Twelfth Night
(b) Hamlet
(c) Midsummer Night's Dream
(d) Othello

5. What main theme in presented in Chapter 4 as occurring in many of Will’s later theatrical works?
(a) Parenting
(b) Marriage
(c) Pregnancy
(d) Hard work

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?

2. The urgency of Will’s marriage is reflected in two characters from which of his plays?

3. How did Will feel about a future career in theater?

4. In his plays, Will defined love as…

5. Where did Will go, apparently in retreat, shortly after his marriage?

(see the answer key)

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