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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 5 begins with an examination of…
(a) Will’s financial state
(b) Will’s childhood
(c) Will’s health
(d) Will’s reasons for leaving Stratford

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

3. What was John Shakespeare’s primary occupation?
(a) Priest
(b) Teacher
(c) Builder
(d) Glove maker

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

5. What suggestion is made in Chapter 4 regarding the representation of parenting in Will’s theatrical works?
(a) The female carried all of the parental responsibilities
(b) The male carried all of the parental responsibilities
(c) Parenting was extremely desirable
(d) Parenting was not desirable

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

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

8. Which member of Will’s family seemed to be sympathetic towards Roman Catholics and militant Protestants?
(a) Will’s paternal grandfather
(b) Will’s cousin
(c) Will’s brother
(d) Will’s father

9. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?
(a) Honesty
(b) Health
(c) Generosity
(d) Status

10. Involvement with what local group established the groundwork for Will’s later work in London?
(a) A local brewery
(b) A local acting company
(c) A local church
(d) A local government office

11. Where did Richard Field live?
(a) Stratford
(b) Lancashire
(c) Paris
(d) London

12. 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) Romeo
(b) Angelo
(c) Iago
(d) Falstaff

13. Where did Will meet his future wife?
(a) Stratford
(b) London
(c) Birmingham
(d) Shottery

14. What was a possible hindrance for Will’s traveling to London at this time?
(a) He had no money
(b) He was sick
(c) He had no license or letter from a patron
(d) He wanted to stay with his family

15. What eventually happened to Edmund Campion?
(a) He was executed
(b) He was given a large sum of money
(c) He died of old age
(d) He was made mayor

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Will live next?

2. Chapter 6 begins with a discussion of…

3. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?

4. Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?

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

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