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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was a difference between Will and Christopher Marlowe that is presented in Chapter 6?
(a) Marlowe was a more prolific writer than Will
(b) Marlowe was better read and more educated than Will
(c) Will was happily married, and Marlowe was not
(d) Will was better read and more educated than Marlowe

4. Sir Thomas Lucy was a powerful figure of which religious faith?
(a) Mormonism
(b) Protestantism
(c) Roman Catholicism
(d) Paganism

5. What word or phrase does NOT describe life inside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?
(a) Clean
(b) Crowded
(c) Unhealthy
(d) Awful smells

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was NOT a major location of recreation in London during Will’s day?

2. In which of Will’s plays do characters get married because of an unhealthy obsession?

3. In what country is Stratford located?

4. What character in King Lear may reflect the plight of Edmund Campion?

5. In which of Will’s plays are husbands portrayed as neglecting their wives?

(see the answer key)

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