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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of Will’s plays are there characters of unequal mental or spiritual status?
(a) Romeo and Juliet
(b) Hamlet
(c) As You Like It
(d) Othello

2. What was a difference between Will and Christopher Marlowe that is presented in Chapter 6?
(a) Marlowe was a more prolific writer than Will
(b) Will was better read and more educated than Marlowe
(c) Will was happily married, and Marlowe was not
(d) Marlowe was better read and more educated than Will

3. In what country is Stratford located?
(a) France
(b) Poland
(c) Germany
(d) England

4. What was Will’s home town?
(a) Stratford-upon-Avon
(b) Birmingham
(c) Lancashire
(d) London

5. Chapter 1 ends with a discussion of…
(a) Will’s brilliance
(b) Will’s religious preferences
(c) Will’s rural roots
(d) Will’s claim to fame

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 1 begins with a discussion of…

3. Who was primarily responsible for the loss of social standing in Will’s family?

4. Will attended a school that was most likely for…

5. What does Tamburlaine the Great contain that impacted Will’s own writing?

(see the answer key)

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