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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What relationship forms the basis of human interactions in several of Will’s works in his latter days?
(a) Husband-wife relationship
(b) Father-son relationship
(c) Father-daughter relationship
(d) Brother-sister relationship

4. What was a result of the production of Hamlet?
(a) Will was invited to go to France to write plays
(b) Will’s position as a playwright in London was destroyed
(c) Will’s position as a preeminent playwright was assured
(d) Will was made a knight by the queen

5. Which of these was a prominent playwright within the theater community of Will’s day?
(a) Richard Field
(b) Sir Thomas Lucy
(c) Christopher Marlowe
(d) Edmund Campion

6. Which of Will’s children experienced marital troubles?
(a) Hamnet
(b) Judith
(c) Susanna
(d) Anne

7. Which of Will’s characters in Macbeth was a reinvention of one of King James’ ancestors?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Banquo
(c) Jack Cade
(d) Iago

8. What theater was at the center of a dispute described in Chapter 10?
(a) The Rose
(b) The Globe
(c) The Throne Room
(d) New Place

9. What is the basic plot of Will’s play Richard II?
(a) A cowardly monarch flees the country
(b) A strong monarch is overthrown
(c) A feeble monarch is deposed
(d) A powerful monarch gets sick

10. What does Chapter 8 say that Will may have developed towards the Earl of Southampton?
(a) Apathy
(b) Romantic feelings
(c) Animosity
(d) Sympathy

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

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

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

14. What is the name of another epic poem that Will wrote?
(a) As You Like It
(b) Hamlet
(c) The Rape of Lucrece
(d) Othello

15. What did Will buy for his family in Stratford during this time?
(a) A large home
(b) A family sword
(c) A horse and carriage
(d) A flock of sheep

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Earl of Southampton eventually marry?

2. Who was Christopher Marlowe’s roommate?

3. Which is NOT a description of Will?

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

5. Which popular poet of the day attempted to defend Will and his work?

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