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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his plays, Will defined love as…
(a) An ideal
(b) Disgusting
(c) Unhealthy
(d) A poor choice

2. What was a popular way of teaching students in Will’s school?
(a) Travel abroad
(b) Enacting classical plays
(c) Reading many texts
(d) Independent studies at home

3. Gloves during this time were made from which material?
(a) Silk
(b) Polyester
(c) Cotton
(d) Leather

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

5. Where did Will possibly live between the time of his school days and his marriage?
(a) Lancashire
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Birmingham

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is a skill that Will needed to learn in order to be successful as an actor?

2. What was Will’s future patron determined NOT to do?

3. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?

4. Will attended a school that was most likely for…

5. Who is NOT an example of a villainous character in Will’s later work that stemmed from exposure to plays in his younger years?

(see the answer key)

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