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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 1 focuses largely on the importance of…
(a) Will’s religious preferences
(b) Will’s mental aptitude
(c) Will’s health
(d) Will’s childhood and education

2. Who did the Earl of Southampton eventually marry?
(a) A princess from France
(b) Will’s daughter
(c) Will’s sister
(d) One of the queen’s maids

3. Which character in one of Will’s works especially reflects the encounters that Will had with two of the members of the important group of playwrights in London?
(a) Falstaff
(b) King Lear
(c) Romeo
(d) John Cade

4. Who was the prominent and hunted Catholic leader that Will met during this time?
(a) John Shakespeare
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) Robert Greene
(d) Edmund Campion

5. What technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Alliteration
(b) Flashback
(c) Intended forgetfulness
(d) Soliloquy

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person associated with Queen Elizabeth was executed on accusations of heresy and treason?

2. Which important person in Will’s life supported the rebellion against the queen led by the Earl of Essex?

3. Which of Will’s plays was being performed during the rebellion by the Earl of Essex?

4. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?

5. What was the watching public’s response to the execution of Queen Elizabeth’s personal doctor?

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