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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 conspired to assassinate Will in the method of Julius Caesar
(d) They all died

2. 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

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

4. Which important person in Will’s life supported the rebellion against the queen led by the Earl of Essex?
(a) Christopher Marlowe
(b) The Earl of Southampton
(c) Richard Field
(d) The Duke of York

5. 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) Hamlet
(c) King Lear
(d) Twelfth Night

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

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

8. What did Will and Christopher Marlowe have in common?
(a) The same university education
(b) The desire to drink heavily
(c) Family connections
(d) Love of language

9. Which is NOT a description of Will?
(a) Tied by commitment to his family
(b) A drinker and a brawler
(c) Sexually cautious
(d) Socially and politically reticent

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

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

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

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

14. Which is NOT a description of Christopher Marlowe?
(a) Socially and politically outspoken
(b) A drinker and a brawler
(c) Sexually liberated
(d) Dedicated to the church

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What situation did Will leave behind in London when he went to Stratford?

2. Which of Will’s tragedies did he write in the latter days of his career?

3. Chapter 12 focuses on…

4. What phrase best describes the Earl of Southampton?

5. What theater in London burned down towards the end of Will’s life?

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