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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Will publish in rebuttal of Robert Greene’s written attacks?
(a) A letter
(b) A play
(c) A public announcement
(d) Nothing

2. Which of these was a prominent playwright within the theater community of Will’s day?
(a) Christopher Marlowe
(b) Edmund Campion
(c) Richard Field
(d) Sir Thomas Lucy

3. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?
(a) Cook
(b) Actor
(c) Priest
(d) Teacher

4. What was a difference between Will and Christopher Marlowe that is presented in Chapter 6?
(a) Will was happily married, and Marlowe was not
(b) Marlowe was better read and more educated than Will
(c) Marlowe was a more prolific writer than Will
(d) Will was better read and more educated than Marlowe

5. Which of these prominent playwrights died last?
(a) Marlowe
(b) Campion
(c) Greene
(d) Shakespeare

Short Answer Questions

1. What play did Will likely see upon his arrival in London?

2. What phrase best describes life outside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?

3. Which of these WAS an aspect of life inside the ancient Roman wall in London?

4. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?

5. What object did John Shakespeare unsuccessfully attempt to purchase to help the family’s social standing?

(see the answer key)

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