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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chapter 8 say that Will may have developed towards the Earl of Southampton?
(a) Animosity
(b) Sympathy
(c) Romantic feelings
(d) Apathy

2. What object did John Shakespeare unsuccessfully attempt to purchase to help the family’s social standing?
(a) A sword
(b) A coat of arms
(c) A prison pardon
(d) A large house

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

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

5. What illegal activity was Will possibly involved in?
(a) Illicit wool trading
(b) Deer poaching
(c) Whiskey brewing
(d) Stealing from the rich

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase best describes the Earl of Southampton?

2. Who did the Earl of Southampton eventually marry?

3. What was the watching public’s response to the execution of Queen Elizabeth’s personal doctor?

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

5. What circumstance heavily influenced the writing of Hamlet?

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