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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic was prevalent among theaters during Will’s day?
(a) Collaboration
(b) Competition
(c) Honesty
(d) Generosity

2. Where did Will meet his future wife?
(a) Shottery
(b) Stratford
(c) Birmingham
(d) London

3. Which play is presented in Chapter 5 as portraying Will’s empathy with citizens of the lower classes?
(a) Henry IV
(b) Henry VI
(c) King Lear
(d) Romeo and Juliet

4. Chapter 6 begins with a discussion of…
(a) The political climate of Will’s day
(b) The life of Will’s children
(c) Life in nearby France
(d) Life in the various sections of London

5. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?
(a) Priest
(b) Actor
(c) Teacher
(d) Cook

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did John Shakespeare unsuccessfully attempt to purchase to help the family’s social standing?

2. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?

3. Where did Richard Field live?

4. Which of Will’s plays was particularly influenced by the work of Christopher Marlowe?

5. Chapter 1 ends with a discussion of…

(see the answer key)

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