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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Will feel about a future career in theater?
(a) He liked the idea of it very much
(b) He did not care
(c) He did not like the idea of it at all
(d) He felt torn between theater and teaching

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

3. Which early farcical play written by Will was likely influenced by his studies in school?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Macbeth
(c) Comedy of Errors
(d) Henry IV

4. Who was the prominent and hunted Catholic leader that Will met during this time?
(a) Edmund Campion
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) John Shakespeare
(d) Robert Greene

5. Chapter 1 gives the most information about Will’s…
(a) Brothers
(b) Father
(c) Sisters
(d) Mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a popular way of teaching students in Will’s school?

2. What is another aspect of Will’s early life that impacted his later theatrical career?

3. Who was primarily responsible for the loss of social standing in Will’s family?

4. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?

5. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?

(see the answer key)

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