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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 8 focuses mostly on Will’s…
(a) Children
(b) Health
(c) Poetry
(d) Marriage

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

3. In which of Will’s plays do characters get married because of an unhealthy obsession?
(a) Othello
(b) Hamlet
(c) Macbeth
(d) Midsummer Night's Dream

4. How did Will feel about a future career in theater?
(a) He liked the idea of it very much
(b) He felt torn between theater and teaching
(c) He did not like the idea of it at all
(d) He did not care

5. Will’s involvement in what group is discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) The Mayor’s Actors
(b) The King’s Men
(c) The City’s Troupe
(d) The Queen’s Men

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the house that Will purchased?

2. Where did Richard Field live?

3. Which of Will’s plays does the removal of motivation for characters’ actions NOT affect?

4. Who staged a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth that is described in Chapter 10?

5. What activities did the important group of playwrights in London spend much money and time doing?

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