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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these is a skill that Will needed to learn in order to be successful as an actor?
(a) The ability to run very fast
(b) The ability to use a sword effectively
(c) The ability to cook well
(d) The ability to speak many other languages

2. What does Tamburlaine the Great contain that impacted Will’s own writing?
(a) Epic poems
(b) Massive spectacles
(c) Mean characters
(d) Soliloquies

3. What theater was at the center of a dispute described in Chapter 10?
(a) New Place
(b) The Throne Room
(c) The Globe
(d) The Rose

4. What position did Will’s father, John, hold in Stratford?
(a) Councilman
(b) Lawyer
(c) Mayor
(d) Priest

5. Who was Christopher Marlowe’s roommate?
(a) Thomas Kyd
(b) Thomas Nashe
(c) The Earl of Southampton
(d) Robert Greene

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Will apparently believe in as the “ultimate religion?”

2. What was a possible hindrance for Will’s traveling to London at this time?

3. Which of Will’s children died?

4. Which member of Will’s family seemed to be sympathetic towards Roman Catholics and militant Protestants?

5. What was a popular way of teaching students in Will’s school?

(see the answer key)

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