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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was primarily responsible for the loss of social standing in Will’s family?
(a) Will's mother
(b) Will himself
(c) Will's grandfather
(d) Will's father

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

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

4. Which character in Will’s Titus Andronicus was treated in a particularly horrific way?
(a) King Lear
(b) Falstaff
(c) Lavinia
(d) Juliet

5. Which theme in Will’s later works likely stemmed from his family life?
(a) Loss of status and its restoration
(b) Maintaining a good marriage
(c) Political activism
(d) Criminal activity

Short Answer Questions

1. What theater in London burned down towards the end of Will’s life?

2. Which of these was another prominent playwright (and likely the leader) within the theater community of Will’s day?

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

4. What object did Will finally obtain that was a status symbol for his family?

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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