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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of Will’s plays are husbands portrayed as neglecting their wives?
(a) Hamlet
(b) King Lear
(c) Macbeth
(d) Julius Caesar

2. Which best describes the theme of Venus and Adonis?
(a) A political intrigue
(b) A spiritual quest
(c) A tangle of romantic expression
(d) A treatise on parenting

3. Which early farcical play written by Will was likely influenced by his studies in school?
(a) Comedy of Errors
(b) Henry IV
(c) Macbeth
(d) Hamlet

4. On whose estate did Will engage in illegal activity?
(a) Robert Greene’s
(b) Edmund Campion’s
(c) Sir Thomas Lucy’s
(d) John Shakespeare’s

5. Chapter 1 gives the most information about Will’s…
(a) Father
(b) Brothers
(c) Sisters
(d) Mother

Short Answer Questions

1. Which young aristocrat eventually became Will’s patron?

2. Which of Will’s plays does NOT include a reference to gloves?

3. Chapter 6 begins with a discussion of…

4. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?

5. Sir Thomas Lucy was a powerful figure of which religious faith?

(see the answer key)

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