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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the watching public’s response to the execution of Queen Elizabeth’s personal doctor?
(a) Sympathetic pity
(b) Great remorse
(c) Massive fear
(d) Cruel laughter

2. Chapter 5 begins with an examination of…
(a) Will’s health
(b) Will’s reasons for leaving Stratford
(c) Will’s childhood
(d) Will’s financial state

3. Will’s wife was likely of what faith?
(a) Paganism
(b) Hedonism
(c) Roman Catholicism
(d) Protestantism

4. Which theme in Will’s later works likely stemmed from his family life?
(a) Criminal activity
(b) Political activism
(c) Loss of status and its restoration
(d) Maintaining a good marriage

5. What is the name of an epic poem that Will wrote?
(a) Othello
(b) Come to Me
(c) As You Like It
(d) Venus and Adonis

Short Answer Questions

1. Choose the phrase that most accurately describes Will’s wife.

2. Why did Will leave London to return to Stratford?

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

4. What word or phrase does NOT describe life inside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?

5. Which play is presented in Chapter 5 as portraying Will’s empathy with citizens of the lower classes?

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