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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Choose the phrase that most accurately describes Will’s wife.
(a) Extremely mean
(b) In poor health
(c) Financially well-to-do
(d) Unstable mentally

2. What was the result of Will’s threatened punishment for his illegal activity?
(a) Will’s leaving Stratford
(b) Will’s untimely death
(c) Will’s advancement in society
(d) Will’s imprisonment

3. Who is NOT an example of a villainous character in Will’s later work that stemmed from exposure to plays in his younger years?
(a) Angelo
(b) Romeo
(c) Iago
(d) Falstaff

4. What does Tamburlaine the Great contain that impacted Will’s own writing?
(a) Epic poems
(b) Mean characters
(c) Soliloquies
(d) Massive spectacles

5. In which of these writings did Will refer to his wife?
(a) His theater contract
(b) His will
(c) His sonnets
(d) His epic poems

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 6 begins with a discussion of…

2. Chapter 3 begins with a discussion of…

3. What did Will see upon entering his new home city that made him afraid?

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

5. Chapter 1 gives the most information about Will’s…

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