2. What activities did the important group of playwrights in London spend much money and time doing?
(a) Helping the poor
(b) Traveling abroad
(c) Building theaters
(d) Drinking and partying

3. In which of Will’s plays does Sir John Falstaff appear?
(a) Othello
(b) Henry VI
(c) Henry IV
(d) Macbeth

4. To whom did Will leave all of his property in his will?
(a) To his daughter Judith
(b) To his daughter Susanna
(c) To his wife Anne
(d) To his son Hamnet

5. What did Will buy for his family in Stratford during this time?
(a) A large home
(b) A horse and carriage
(c) A flock of sheep
(d) A family sword

6. 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

7. What did Robert Greene do to criticize Will publicly?
(a) Complained to the queen about his work
(b) Published a tract criticizing his work
(c) Burned down his house
(d) Made a speech criticizing his work

8. Which of Will’s tragedies did he write in the latter days of his career?
(a) Romeo and Juliet
(b) Venus and Adonis
(c) King Lear
(d) Twelfth Night

9. What did Will and Christopher Marlowe have in common?
(a) The same university education
(b) The desire to drink heavily
(c) Family connections
(d) Love of language

10. Which young aristocrat eventually became Will’s patron?
(a) King Henry
(b) Queen Elizabeth
(c) The Earl of Stratford
(d) The Earl of Southampton

11. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?
(a) They all left the country
(b) They all died
(c) They all conspired to assassinate Will in the method of Julius Caesar
(d) They all joined the Church

12. Which of Will’s plays does the removal of motivation for characters’ actions NOT affect?
(a) Twelfth Night
(b) Hamlet
(c) King Lear
(d) Othello

13. What relationship forms the basis of human interactions in several of Will’s works in his latter days?
(a) Husband-wife relationship
(b) Father-daughter relationship
(c) Brother-sister relationship
(d) Father-son relationship

14. What circumstance heavily influenced the writing of Hamlet?
(a) The birth of Will’s daughter
(b) Will’s impending death
(c) The death of Will’s wife
(d) The death of Will’s son

15. What happened to the Earl of Essex?
(a) He was imprisoned for life
(b) He was deported
(c) He was executed
(d) He was pardoned