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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase best describes life outside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?
(a) Filled with animals
(b) Filled with recreation areas
(c) Filled with prisons
(d) Filled with people from other countries

2. Which is NOT a description of Christopher Marlowe?
(a) Socially and politically outspoken
(b) Dedicated to the church
(c) Sexually liberated
(d) A drinker and a brawler

3. What people group was deported from England hundreds of years before Will’s time?
(a) Russians
(b) Australians
(c) Africans
(d) Jews

4. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?
(a) Cook
(b) Teacher
(c) Priest
(d) Actor

5. The relationship that Will had with what person enabled him to gain more knowledge and have greater access to books?
(a) Edmund Campion
(b) Richard Field
(c) Robert Greene
(d) Christopher Marlowe

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Who was the prominent and hunted Catholic leader that Will met during this time?

3. Which of these WAS an aspect of life inside the ancient Roman wall in London?

4. Which play did Will write that contains an important Jewish character (Shylock)?

5. What genre was NOT produced by both Will and Christopher Marlowe?

(see the answer key)

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