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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?
(a) Robert Greene
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) Anne Hathaway
(d) Sir Thomas Lucy

2. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?
(a) Generosity
(b) Health
(c) Honesty
(d) Status

3. What was the result of Will’s threatened punishment for his illegal activity?
(a) Will’s imprisonment
(b) Will’s untimely death
(c) Will’s advancement in society
(d) Will’s leaving Stratford

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

5. What play did Will likely see upon his arrival in London?
(a) As You Like It
(b) Elizabeth I
(c) Tamburlaine the Great
(d) Macbeth

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Will meet his future wife?

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

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

4. What illegal activity was Will possibly involved in?

5. What does Tamburlaine the Great contain that impacted Will’s own writing?

(see the answer key)

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