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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Will try to avoid writing incriminating documents?
(a) He had a personal conviction against this activity
(b) He was afraid of being accused of treason
(c) He was too busy with other things
(d) He did not have much physical strength

2. Which of the following was NOT a difference between Will and his wife?
(a) Financial means
(b) Nationality
(c) Age
(d) Religion

3. What did Will apparently believe in as the “ultimate religion?”
(a) Paganism
(b) Romantic love
(c) Roman Catholicism
(d) Protestantism

4. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?
(a) Whiskey brewing
(b) Spying
(c) Deer poaching
(d) Illicit wool dealing

5. What word or phrase does NOT describe life inside the ancient Roman wall surrounding London in Will’s day?
(a) Clean
(b) Awful smells
(c) Unhealthy
(d) Crowded

6. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?
(a) Drunken father-like figures in several of Will’s plays
(b) Written statements by Will’s siblings
(c) Complaints made by Will’s mother
(d) Detailed descriptions of John Shakespeare’s alcoholism

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

8. What activity did Will try to avoid while living in London?
(a) Drinking alcohol
(b) Stealing money
(c) Writing any plays that would call attention to his illegal dealings
(d) Writing incriminating documents signed with his name

9. Which early farcical play written by Will was likely influenced by his studies in school?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Henry IV
(c) Hamlet
(d) Comedy of Errors

10. Where did Will go, apparently in retreat, shortly after his marriage?
(a) London
(b) Stratford
(c) Lancashire
(d) Paris

11. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?
(a) Status
(b) Generosity
(c) Health
(d) Honesty

12. Where did Will meet his future wife?
(a) London
(b) Stratford
(c) Birmingham
(d) Shottery

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

14. Sir Thomas Lucy was a powerful figure of which religious faith?
(a) Roman Catholicism
(b) Mormonism
(c) Paganism
(d) Protestantism

15. Which play is presented in Chapter 5 as portraying Will’s empathy with citizens of the lower classes?
(a) Romeo and Juliet
(b) Henry VI
(c) King Lear
(d) Henry IV

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Will’s home town?

2. What suggestion is made in Chapter 4 regarding the representation of parenting in Will’s theatrical works?

3. The urgency of Will’s marriage is reflected in two characters from which of his plays?

4. What important thing was developed in Will through his early education?

5. Who was primarily responsible for the loss of social standing in Will’s family?

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