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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Will’s plays does NOT include a reference to gloves?
(a) Othello
(b) Midsummer Night's Dream
(c) Hamlet
(d) Twelfth Night

2. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?
(a) Deer poaching
(b) Illicit wool dealing
(c) Whiskey brewing
(d) Spying

3. What was the name of Will’s mother?
(a) Lucy Campion
(b) Mary Arden
(c) Esther Arden
(d) Susanna Marlowe

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Will’s home town?

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

4. Chapter 1 ends with a discussion of…

5. Who is NOT an example of a villainous character in Will’s later work that stemmed from exposure to plays in his younger years?

(see the answer key)

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