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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What name was given to Will’s troupe during the reign of King James?
(a) The King's Men
(b) The Earl's Pride
(c) The Court's Men
(d) The Queen's Men

3. What activities did the important group of playwrights in London spend much money and time doing?
(a) Traveling abroad
(b) Drinking and partying
(c) Building theaters
(d) Helping the poor

4. What is thought to have been the motivation behind Will’s bequeathment of his second-best bed to his wife?
(a) Concern
(b) Love
(c) Insult
(d) Apathy

5. In Chapter 8, the author states that the theaters in London were closed. Why was this the case?
(a) Because of political unrest
(b) Because of the plague
(c) Because of church sanctions
(d) Because of financial woes

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

7. 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) King Lear
(b) Falstaff
(c) John Cade
(d) Romeo

8. In which play did Will NOT poke fun at the members of the prominent group of playwrights in London during his day?
(a) The Merry Wives of Windsor
(b) King Lear
(c) Twelfth Night
(d) Hamlet

9. What play did Will write shortly after Richard II that is one of his most remarkable achievements?
(a) Hamlet
(b) King Lear
(c) Richard II
(d) Macbeth

10. What was the name of the house that Will purchased?
(a) Old Faith
(b) New Hope
(c) Dominant Hope
(d) New Place

11. Both Will and Marlowe utilized main characters in their works from what people group?
(a) Australians
(b) Jews
(c) Africans
(d) Russians

12. Which best describes the theme of Venus and Adonis?
(a) A treatise on parenting
(b) A tangle of romantic expression
(c) A spiritual quest
(d) A political intrigue

13. To whom did Will leave all of his property in his will?
(a) To his daughter Susanna
(b) To his wife Anne
(c) To his son Hamnet
(d) To his daughter Judith

14. During the production of which of Will’s plays did the Globe Theater burn down?
(a) King Lear
(b) Hamlet
(c) Henry VIII
(d) Macbeth

15. Which description of Sir John Falstaff is NOT reflective of the people on whom his character is based?
(a) Self-deluding
(b) Gentle and wise
(c) Full of manipulation and lies
(d) Self-indulgent

Short Answer Questions

1. Which play does NOT demonstrate a focus on the father-daughter relationship?

2. What happened to the Earl of Essex?

3. Which of Will’s characters in Macbeth was a reinvention of one of King James’ ancestors?

4. Chapter 12 focuses on…

5. What is the basic plot of Will’s play Richard II?

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