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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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 died
(c) They all conspired to assassinate Will in the method of Julius Caesar
(d) They all left the country

2. What did Will publish in rebuttal of Robert Greene’s written attacks?
(a) Nothing
(b) A public announcement
(c) A letter
(d) A play

3. Where did Will live near the end of his life?
(a) Birmingham
(b) Lancashire
(c) Stratford
(d) London

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

5. Which popular poet of the day attempted to defend Will and his work?
(a) Christopher Marlowe
(b) Sir Thomas Lucy
(c) Thomas Nashe
(d) Richard Field

Short Answer Questions

1. Which young aristocrat eventually became Will’s patron?

2. In which of Will’s plays does Sir John Falstaff appear?

3. What was another significant innovation in Hamlet that refers to the development of the play’s characters?

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

5. Which person associated with Queen Elizabeth was executed on accusations of heresy and treason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Globe? What was its significance? Why was it moved to another location?

2. Chapter 9 describes how Queen Elizabeth’s doctor was executed publicly. How did the watching crowd respond? How did this response affect Will’s later works?

3. How did Robert Greene feel about Will? What did Greene do to express his feelings?

4. What were the provisions of Will’s will? What object did he leave to his wife?

5. Why did Will not fit in with the prominent group of playwrights in London? How were they different from him?

6. In Chapter 10, the author discusses a personal tragedy that occurred in Will’s life. What was this tragedy? Where did Will go after this tragedy occurred?

7. Who was the Earl of Southampton? What impact did he have on Will’s career?

8. Why was Will’s removal of explained motivation for the actions of his characters important?

9. What are two main innovations present in Hamlet?

10. What was Will’s response to the fact that Richard II was not well-received by Queen Elizabeth?

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