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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was NOT an element of patronage during Will’s day?
(a) Legal protection
(b) Financial support
(c) Adoption into the patron’s family
(d) Social advancement

2. Will’s wife was likely of what faith?
(a) Hedonism
(b) Paganism
(c) Roman Catholicism
(d) Protestantism

3. Why did Will leave London to return to Stratford?
(a) To attend church regularly
(b) To raise money
(c) To attend a funeral
(d) To go to the doctor

4. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?
(a) Cook
(b) Actor
(c) Teacher
(d) Priest

5. Which of these was NOT one of Will’s early comedies?
(a) Two Gentleman of Verona
(b) The Comedy of Errors
(c) King Lear
(d) The Taming of the Shrew

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the house that Will purchased?

2. Which of the following was NOT a difference between Will and his wife?

3. What technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

5. What was Will licensed for during the time that he lived in Stratford?

(see the answer key)

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