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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Will’s family seemed to be sympathetic towards Roman Catholics and militant Protestants?
(a) Will’s paternal grandfather
(b) Will’s cousin
(c) Will’s father
(d) Will’s brother

2. What character in King Lear may reflect the plight of Edmund Campion?
(a) Edgar
(b) Falstaff
(c) Romeo
(d) Iago

3. What was the name of Will’s wife?
(a) Mary Arden
(b) Juliet Greene
(c) Anne Hathaway
(d) Rosalie Campion

4. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?
(a) Detailed descriptions of John Shakespeare’s alcoholism
(b) Complaints made by Will’s mother
(c) Written statements by Will’s siblings
(d) Drunken father-like figures in several of Will’s plays

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. John Shakespeare was unable to send Will to…

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

4. Chapter 3 begins with a discussion of…

5. In which of Will’s plays do characters get married because of an unhealthy obsession?

(see the answer key)

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