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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Will’s plays does NOT include a reference to gloves?
(a) Midsummer Night's Dream
(b) Othello
(c) Twelfth Night
(d) Hamlet

2. What illegal activity was John Shakespeare involved in?
(a) Deer poaching
(b) Whiskey brewing
(c) Spying
(d) Illicit wool dealing

3. Chapter 1 ends with a discussion of…
(a) Will’s brilliance
(b) Will’s claim to fame
(c) Will’s religious preferences
(d) Will’s rural roots

4. What characteristic of Campion might have hindered Will’s future work in theater?
(a) His thievery
(b) His Catholicism
(c) His wealth
(d) His generosity

5. What did Will apparently believe in as the “ultimate religion?”
(a) Protestantism
(b) Roman Catholicism
(c) Paganism
(d) Romantic love

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?

2. What is a possible evidence for John’s Shakespeare’s suspected alcoholism?

3. Gloves during this time were made from which material?

4. What was the name of Will’s mother?

5. What was a possible hindrance for Will’s traveling to London at this time?

(see the answer key)

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