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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?
(a) Written statements by Will’s siblings
(b) Drunken father-like figures in several of Will’s plays
(c) Detailed descriptions of John Shakespeare’s alcoholism
(d) Complaints made by Will’s mother

2. Chapter 1 begins with a discussion of…
(a) Will's early childhood
(b) Will's marriage
(c) Will's baptism
(d) Will's death

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

4. Where did Will go after leaving the county where he met Campion?
(a) London
(b) Stratford
(c) Birmingham
(d) Paris

5. On whose estate did Will engage in illegal activity?
(a) John Shakespeare’s
(b) Sir Thomas Lucy’s
(c) Robert Greene’s
(d) Edmund Campion’s

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Will’s involvement in what group is discussed in Chapter 5?

4. Chapter 5 ends with a discussion of…

5. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?

(see the answer key)

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