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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. How does Gil Warmun carry himself on stage?
(a) Like a clown.
(b) Like an old man.
(c) Like a beggar.
(d) Like a real-life king.

2. What does Nat forbid any of the boys to see?
(a) Any plays that would be unfit for young boys.
(b) Any other performances at the Globe.
(c) Some of the seamier sides of London.
(d) Nothing.

3. Why does Mrs. Fischer become worried?
(a) Arby has told them about Nat's parents.
(b) Nat's fever worsens during the night.
(c) Gil is quite ill.
(d) Nat has not returned there after rehearsal.

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

5. To where does Nat fear he has traveled?
(a) 1699.
(b) 1709.
(c) 1599.
(d) 1499.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a leading actor in the Lord Chamberlain's Men?

2. What is Shakespeare's company's name?

3. Of what does the Company of Boys comprise?

4. What does the person who greets Nat say he feared about Nat?

5. Who does Arby say has a Southern accent?

(see the answer key)

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