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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What alerted the players to the beginning of the jousting tourney?

2. At the beginning of the performance, Martin tells the audience that:

3. What does Nicholas learn from the beggar?

4. What does Lambert say about his daughter:

5. Lord de Guise's daughter enters the room and:

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the show when Thomas Wells was portrayed as following the woman to her house?

2. What does Nicholas learn about the activities of John Lambert?

3. What does Nicholas explain about the Play of Thomas Wells?

4. Why is the audience angry at the players when they learn of the Monk's death?

5. Where are the players taken when they arrive at the castle?

6. When Martin begins the Prologue to the play, what does he explain to the audience?

7. Why does Nicholas misrepresent himself as a representative of the King's Justice?

8. What do the players do when the steward takes them to Lord de Guise's chamber?

9. What does Nicholas decide about returning to the church?

10. What does Nicholas feel is Martin's purpose for the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the murder of Thomas Wells happened. Why was involved? What was the cover up?

Essay Topic 2

What does the Play of Thomas Wells and the True Play of Thomas Wells represent? Do the players make their point in the plays? Do you think it is a good way to do it?

Essay Topic 3

Would you consider Martin an innovator? Why or why not? Do you think he had good ideas? Why or why not? Was the play of the murder a good idea in your opinion?

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