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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chapter 8 say that Will may have developed towards the Earl of Southampton?
(a) Romantic feelings
(b) Sympathy
(c) Animosity
(d) Apathy

2. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?
(a) The Tempest
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) The Merchant of Venice
(d) Twelfth Night

3. What was John Shakespeare’s primary occupation?
(a) Builder
(b) Priest
(c) Teacher
(d) Glove maker

4. Which of these things was NOT an aspect of deer poaching during Will’s day?
(a) It was a test of skill
(b) It was a test of cleverness
(c) It was a test of manhood
(d) It was a test of language

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these was NOT one of Will’s early comedies?

2. Who did the Earl of Southampton eventually marry?

3. Chapter 1 focuses largely on the importance of…

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

5. Who took Robert Greene in so that he did not have to die on the streets of London?

(see the answer key)

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