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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person who greets Nat say he feared about Nat?
(a) That Nat would turn him in for missing rehearsal.
(b) That Nat would die.
(c) That he was suffering from the plague.
(d) That Nat was a spy from the king's court.

2. What was Nat's father's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

3. Why does Arby make the boys play the games?
(a) To build trust and become acquainted.
(b) As a means of asserting his control over the boys.
(c) To see which ones are the leaders.
(d) To give them a break from serious work.

4. Who quit the acting company in a dramatic fashion?
(a) Nat.
(b) No one.
(c) Harry.
(d) Will Kempe.

5. Of what does Mistress Fawcett warn Nat?
(a) Not to drink any water that is not boiled.
(b) Not to drink the ale in the pub next door.
(c) To always remove his shoes at the door so as not to disturb Shakespeare.
(d) Not to go out on the streets alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Shakespeare's home from the Globe?

2. Who does Richard Burbage resemble in Nat's mind?

3. How does Shakespeare calm Nat?

4. Who is invited to meet the Queen after the performance?

5. What does Harry say to Nat about Nat's reply to Nick's question?

(see the answer key)

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