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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of these monarchs reigned during Will’s career and loved theater the MOST?
(a) King Henry
(b) King James
(c) Queen Elizabeth
(d) Queen Victoria

3. What illegal activity was Will possibly involved in?
(a) Deer poaching
(b) Whiskey brewing
(c) Illicit wool trading
(d) Stealing from the rich

4. In which of these writings did Will refer to his wife?
(a) His sonnets
(b) His epic poems
(c) His theater contract
(d) His will

5. Which character in Henry VI led a rebellion against the upper class?
(a) Juliet
(b) Edgar
(c) Jack Cade
(d) Falstaff

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 begins with an examination of…

2. Who was the prominent and hunted Catholic leader that Will met during this time?

3. Which of Will’s tragedies did he write in the latter days of his career?

4. In Chapter 9, who was the reigning monarch of England?

5. In Chapter 8, the author states that the theaters in London were closed. Why was this the case?

(see the answer key)

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