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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Shakespeare's mother?
(a) She was ugly.
(b) She was overbearing.
(c) She was cruel.
(d) She was an heiress.

2. What does the narrator compare to the feeling of having had a good meal and good conversation?
(a) A happy child.
(b) A lamp in the spine.
(c) A good night's rest.
(d) A fine wine.

3. What occupation does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out to do?
(a) Actress.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Writer.
(d) Seamstress.

4. The narrator claims to be seeking "the essential oil of _________" in the museum.
(a) Myrrh.
(b) Truth.
(c) Love.
(d) History.

5. The narrator finds that the woman "pervades _________ from cover to cover;"
(a) The news.
(b) Poetry.
(c) History.
(d) Romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what animal has the most eyes of all the animals?

2. What color is "the light of truth?"

3. What building is the narrator not allowed into at the men's college?

4. What was the cost of founding the women's college?

5. According to the narrator, what does a woman with creative talent inevitably lose?

(see the answer key)

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