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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe Will’s relationship with the prominent group of playwrights in London during his day.
(a) He did not fit in with them
(b) He fit in well with them
(c) He copied their plays
(d) He was extremely angry at them

2. Which description does NOT fit the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?
(a) Intent upon making a mark in theater
(b) University educated
(c) Outcasts from their families
(d) Generous and mild

3. Where did Will go, apparently in retreat, shortly after his marriage?
(a) Paris
(b) Stratford
(c) London
(d) Lancashire

4. What was Will licensed for during the time that he lived in Stratford?
(a) Nothing
(b) Acting
(c) Dancing
(d) Singing

5. Which of the following was NOT a difference between Will and his wife?
(a) Religion
(b) Age
(c) Nationality
(d) Financial means

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?

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

3. How did Will feel about a future career in theater?

4. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?

5. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?

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