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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did “The Queen’s Men” supposedly need an additional actor?
(a) One of their members had been killed
(b) One of their members had gotten the plague
(c) One of their members had been arrested
(d) One of their members had quit

2. What particular aspect did the public want in their plays during Will’s day?
(a) Romance
(b) Human dignity
(c) Violence
(d) Honesty

3. What eventually happened to Edmund Campion?
(a) He was executed
(b) He died of old age
(c) He was given a large sum of money
(d) He was made mayor

4. What phrase best describes life outside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?
(a) Filled with people from other countries
(b) Filled with animals
(c) Filled with prisons
(d) Filled with recreation areas

5. Which of Will’s plays was particularly influenced by the work of Christopher Marlowe?
(a) Henry VI
(b) Othello
(c) Romeo and Juliet
(d) King Lear

Short Answer Questions

1. Involvement with what local group established the groundwork for Will’s later work in London?

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

3. In which of Will’s plays are there characters of unequal mental or spiritual status?

4. Why did Will try to avoid writing incriminating documents?

5. Where did Richard Field live?

(see the answer key)

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