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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Will’s plays was particularly influenced by the work of Christopher Marlowe?
(a) King Lear
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) Henry VI
(d) Othello

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. What play did Will likely see upon his arrival in London?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Elizabeth I
(c) As You Like It
(d) Tamburlaine the Great

4. What people group was deported from England hundreds of years before Will’s time?
(a) Jews
(b) Russians
(c) Australians
(d) Africans

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in Henry VI led a rebellion against the upper class?

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

3. In which of these writings did Will refer to his wife?

4. Describe Queen Elizabeth’s reaction to Richard II.

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

(see the answer key)

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