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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role will Richard Burbage assume in the play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
(a) Bottom.
(b) Demetrius.
(c) Puck.
(d) Lysander.

2. Why does Nat become uncomfortable with the group's conversation?
(a) They say unkind things about Arby.
(b) It comes out that his parents are dead.
(c) They say unkind things about Rachel.
(d) They talk about the South in a derogatory manner.

3. What class does Henry Condell teach?
(a) Tumbling.
(b) Costume.
(c) Gesture.
(d) Elocution.

4. What is Shakespeare's company's name?
(a) Lord Chamberlain's Men.
(b) Lord Chamberlain's Actors.
(c) Lord Winpole's Men.
(d) Globe Actors.

5. When is the Company of Boys allowed to rehearse at the theater?
(a) Not for several days after their arrival in London.
(b) Only on early Saturday and Sunday mornings.
(c) Only from 4-6 a.m. weekdays.
(d) Only from 10-11:30 p.m. weekdays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nat find comforting even in the heat of an argument?

2. Who does Richard Burbage resemble in Nat's mind?

3. Who quit the acting company in a dramatic fashion?

4. What is the first play the Company of Boys rehearses?

5. What does Arby point out to Nat?

(see the answer key)

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