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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in one of Will’s works especially reflects the encounters that Will had with two of the members of the important group of playwrights in London?
(a) John Cade
(b) King Lear
(c) Falstaff
(d) Romeo

2. Choose the word that best describes the family of Will’s mother.
(a) Poor
(b) Sickly
(c) Imprisoned
(d) Wealthy

3. What characteristic was prevalent among theaters during Will’s day?
(a) Competition
(b) Generosity
(c) Honesty
(d) Collaboration

4. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?
(a) The Merchant of Venice
(b) The Tempest
(c) Romeo and Juliet
(d) Twelfth Night

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Shakespeare’s primary occupation?

2. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?

3. In which of these writings did Will refer to his wife?

4. What main theme in presented in Chapter 4 as occurring in many of Will’s later theatrical works?

5. Which of these was NOT a major location of recreation in London during Will’s day?

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