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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What genre was NOT produced by both Will and Christopher Marlowe?
(a) Historical dramas
(b) Full-length novels
(c) Plays
(d) Epic poems

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

4. Describe Queen Elizabeth’s reaction to Richard II.
(a) She was indifferent
(b) She was pleased
(c) She was apathetic
(d) She was upset

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

6. What phrase best describes the Earl of Southampton?
(a) Religious
(b) Self-indulgent
(c) Focused on traveling
(d) In poor health

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

8. What technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Intended forgetfulness
(b) Flashback
(c) Alliteration
(d) Soliloquy

9. What did Will buy more and more of in Stratford?
(a) Land
(b) Sheep
(c) Books
(d) Swords

10. Which play does NOT demonstrate a focus on the father-daughter relationship?
(a) Pericles
(b) Twelfth Night
(c) King Lear
(d) The Tempest

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

12. Which of these monarchs reigned during Will’s career and loved theater the MOST?
(a) Queen Elizabeth
(b) Queen Victoria
(c) King Henry
(d) King James

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

14. Which play did Will write that contains an important Jewish character (Shylock)?
(a) Othello
(b) The Merchant of Venice
(c) King Lear
(d) Hamlet

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What play did Will write shortly after Richard II that is one of his most remarkable achievements?

2. Which is NOT a description of Will?

3. Which is NOT a description of Christopher Marlowe?

4. What was a significant innovation in Hamlet that refers to a method of speaking by a particular character?

5. Which monarch ascended to the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth?

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