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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Will want to be united near the end of his life?
(a) His wife Anne
(b) His daughter Judith
(c) His daughter Susanna
(d) His son Hamnet

2. Chapter 11 begins with…
(a) More discussion about Othello
(b) More discussion about Venus and Adonis
(c) More discussion about Hamlet
(d) More discussion about King Lear

3. Chapter 12 focuses on…
(a) Will's religious beliefs
(b) Will's final days
(c) Will's parentage
(d) Will's birth

4. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?
(a) They all joined the Church
(b) They all left the country
(c) They all died
(d) They all conspired to assassinate Will in the method of Julius Caesar

5. What object did Will leave to his wife after his death?
(a) His personal sword
(b) The family home
(c) His second-best bed
(d) All of his money

6. Which character in one of Will’s works especially reflects the encounters that Will had with two of the members of the important group of playwrights in London?
(a) John Cade
(b) King Lear
(c) Falstaff
(d) Romeo

7. Which person associated with Queen Elizabeth was executed on accusations of heresy and treason?
(a) The monarch’s priest
(b) The monarch’s daughter
(c) The monarch’s hairdresser
(d) The monarch’s doctor

8. Will’s plays are considered to be…
(a) Deep studies of human nature
(b) Mere stories
(c) Terrible examples of writing
(d) Important religious documents

9. Which monarch ascended to the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth?
(a) King James I
(b) King Richard II
(c) King Henry IV
(d) Queen Elizabeth II

10. Which young aristocrat eventually became Will’s patron?
(a) Queen Elizabeth
(b) The Earl of Southampton
(c) The Earl of Stratford
(d) King Henry

11. Which of Will’s children died?
(a) Susanna
(b) Judith
(c) Anne
(d) Hamnet

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

13. Which of these descriptions does NOT reflect Will’s relationship with the Globe Theater?
(a) Important actor
(b) Principal playwright
(c) Key investor
(d) Chief critic

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

15. Where did Will live near the end of his life?
(a) Birmingham
(b) Lancashire
(c) London
(d) Stratford

Short Answer Questions

1. Will’s acquisition of more land in Stratford enabled him to be considered a…

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

3. Which is NOT a description of Christopher Marlowe?

4. What was another significant innovation in Hamlet that refers to the development of the play’s characters?

5. What is the name of an epic poem that Will wrote?

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