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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Choose the phrase that most accurately describes Will’s wife.
(a) Financially well-to-do
(b) Unstable mentally
(c) In poor health
(d) Extremely mean

2. In what city did Will live next?
(a) Stratford
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Paris

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

4. Which is a likely description of Will’s marriage?
(a) Apathetic
(b) Blissful
(c) Happy and fulfilled
(d) Unhappy and unfulfilled

5. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?
(a) The Merchant of Venice
(b) Twelfth Night
(c) The Tempest
(d) Romeo and Juliet

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is a skill that Will needed to learn in order to be successful as an actor?

2. Where did Will meet his future wife?

3. What was the result of Will’s threatened punishment for his illegal activity?

4. Which theme in Will’s later works likely stemmed from his family life?

5. Why did “The Queen’s Men” supposedly need an additional actor?

(see the answer key)

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