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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in Will’s Titus Andronicus was treated in a particularly horrific way?
(a) King Lear
(b) Lavinia
(c) Juliet
(d) Falstaff

2. Which person associated with Queen Elizabeth was executed on accusations of heresy and treason?
(a) The monarch’s priest
(b) The monarch’s hairdresser
(c) The monarch’s daughter
(d) The monarch’s doctor

3. Which play did Will write that contains an important Jewish character (Shylock)?
(a) The Merchant of Venice
(b) Hamlet
(c) Othello
(d) King Lear

4. What did Will and Christopher Marlowe have in common?
(a) Family connections
(b) The same university education
(c) Love of language
(d) The desire to drink heavily

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Richard Field live?

2. Which member of Will’s family seemed to be sympathetic towards Roman Catholics and militant Protestants?

3. What word or phrase does NOT describe life inside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?

4. Chapter 3 begins with a discussion of…

5. Where did Will go after leaving the county where he met Campion?

(see the answer key)

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