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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Involvement with what local group established the groundwork for Will’s later work in London?
(a) A local acting company
(b) A local church
(c) A local government office
(d) A local brewery

2. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?
(a) Health
(b) Status
(c) Honesty
(d) Generosity

3. Where did Will go after leaving the county where he met Campion?
(a) Birmingham
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Stratford

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

5. Which of these was NOT one of Will’s early comedies?
(a) Two Gentleman of Verona
(b) The Comedy of Errors
(c) King Lear
(d) The Taming of the Shrew

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?

2. Gloves during this time were made from which material?

3. What was a difference between Will and Christopher Marlowe that is presented in Chapter 6?

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

5. What eventually happened to Edmund Campion?

(see the answer key)

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