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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was NOT a major location of recreation in London during Will’s day?
(a) Theaters
(b) Horse tracks
(c) Bear-baiting pits
(d) Brothels

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

3. Involvement with what local group established the groundwork for Will’s later work in London?
(a) A local brewery
(b) A local acting company
(c) A local church
(d) A local government office

4. Choose the word that best describes the family of Will’s mother.
(a) Poor
(b) Imprisoned
(c) Sickly
(d) Wealthy

5. Chapter 3 begins with a discussion of…
(a) The dangers of traveling by road during Will’s day
(b) The health challenges prevalent during Will’s time
(c) The typical rural English household
(d) The type of clothes Will would have worn

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Will meet his future wife?

2. What eventually happened to Edmund Campion?

3. Where did Will go, apparently in retreat, shortly after his marriage?

4. The relationship that Will had with what person enabled him to gain more knowledge and have greater access to books?

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

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