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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggestion is made in Chapter 4 regarding the representation of parenting in Will’s theatrical works?
(a) The male carried all of the parental responsibilities
(b) Parenting was not desirable
(c) Parenting was extremely desirable
(d) The female carried all of the parental responsibilities

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

3. John Shakespeare was unable to send Will to…
(a) Church
(b) Germany
(c) London
(d) University

4. What trait is characteristic of all Will’s rural characters?
(a) Bitterness
(b) Happiness in marriage
(c) Dignity
(d) Jealousy

5. In which of Will’s plays are husbands portrayed as neglecting their wives?
(a) Julius Caesar
(b) Macbeth
(c) King Lear
(d) Hamlet

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Will’s plays does NOT include a reference to gloves?

3. Where did Will go, apparently in retreat, shortly after his marriage?

4. What was a possible hindrance for Will’s traveling to London at this time?

5. What was the name of Will’s mother?

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