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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe Will’s relationship with the prominent group of playwrights in London during his day.
(a) He fit in well with them
(b) He did not fit in with them
(c) He was extremely angry at them
(d) He copied their plays

2. Who staged a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth that is described in Chapter 10?
(a) Sir Thomas Lucy
(b) The Earl of Essex
(c) Robert Greene
(d) Richard Field

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

4. Will’s acquisition of more land in Stratford enabled him to be considered a…
(a) Gentleman
(b) Mayor
(c) Priest
(d) Lord

5. Which of these is a writing technique that Will used in writing Hamlet?
(a) Group writing
(b) Rewriting of an earlier play
(c) Intentional forgetfulness of characters
(d) Alliteration

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

7. In Chapter 9, who was the reigning monarch of England?
(a) Queen Catherine
(b) King James
(c) Queen Elizabeth
(d) King Henry

8. Who was Christopher Marlowe’s roommate?
(a) Thomas Kyd
(b) The Earl of Southampton
(c) Robert Greene
(d) Thomas Nashe

9. In what year did Will die?
(a) 1620
(b) 1616
(c) 1610
(d) 1580

10. Who took Robert Greene in so that he did not have to die on the streets of London?
(a) A queen
(b) An actor
(c) Another playwright
(d) A shoemaker

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

12. Which of Will’s plays does the removal of motivation for characters’ actions NOT affect?
(a) Hamlet
(b) Twelfth Night
(c) King Lear
(d) Othello

13. Which of these was NOT one of Will’s early comedies?
(a) The Comedy of Errors
(b) Two Gentleman of Verona
(c) King Lear
(d) The Taming of the Shrew

14. Where was Will’s family living while he was in London?
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Stratford
(d) Lancashire

15. What did Queen Elizabeth require of her subjects, no matter what their religious beliefs were?
(a) Public baptism
(b) Attendance of the weekly government-mandated church services
(c) Commitment to marriage
(d) Tithing to the Protestant church

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes the relationship between Will and Christopher Marlowe?

2. Chapter 8 focuses mostly on Will’s…

3. What technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. Which of Will’s children experienced marital troubles?

5. Which of these monarchs reigned during Will’s career and loved theater the MOST?

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