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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which play does NOT demonstrate a focus on the father-daughter relationship?
(a) King Lear
(b) Twelfth Night
(c) The Tempest
(d) Pericles

2. In which of Will’s plays does Sir John Falstaff appear?
(a) Henry VI
(b) Macbeth
(c) Henry IV
(d) Othello

3. Where was Will buried?
(a) London
(b) Stratford
(c) Birmingham
(d) Lancashire

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

5. Chapter 1 ends with a discussion of…
(a) Will’s religious preferences
(b) Will’s brilliance
(c) Will’s claim to fame
(d) Will’s rural roots

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 begins with a discussion of…

2. What genre was NOT produced by both Will and Christopher Marlowe?

3. What was John Shakespeare’s primary occupation?

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

5. Which is NOT a description of Christopher Marlowe?

(see the answer key)

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