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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of Will’s plays do characters get married because of an unhealthy obsession?
(a) Midsummer Night's Dream
(b) Macbeth
(c) Hamlet
(d) Othello

2. Which of these was NOT a major location of recreation in London during Will’s day?
(a) Brothels
(b) Horse tracks
(c) Theaters
(d) Bear-baiting pits

3. Who was the prominent and hunted Catholic leader that Will met during this time?
(a) John Shakespeare
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) Robert Greene
(d) Edmund Campion

4. The urgency of Will’s marriage is reflected in two characters from which of his plays?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Henry IV
(c) Romeo and Juliet
(d) King Lear

5. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?
(a) They all died
(b) They all left the country
(c) They all joined the Church
(d) They all conspired to assassinate Will in the method of Julius Caesar

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Will apparently believe in as the “ultimate religion?”

2. What did Will publish in rebuttal of Robert Greene’s written attacks?

3. Which description does NOT fit the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?

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

5. Who took Robert Greene in so that he did not have to die on the streets of London?

(see the answer key)

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