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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did “The Queen’s Men” supposedly need an additional actor?
(a) One of their members had been arrested
(b) One of their members had gotten the plague
(c) One of their members had been killed
(d) One of their members had quit

2. What important thing was developed in Will through his early education?
(a) A love of mathematics
(b) A love of language
(c) Stellar grammar
(d) Financial independence

3. Who was primarily responsible for the loss of social standing in Will’s family?
(a) Will himself
(b) Will's father
(c) Will's grandfather
(d) Will's mother

4. In his plays, Will defined love as…
(a) An ideal
(b) Unhealthy
(c) Disgusting
(d) A poor choice

5. What was Will’s home town?
(a) Lancashire
(b) Stratford-upon-Avon
(c) Birmingham
(d) London

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Will’s family seemed to be sympathetic towards Roman Catholics and militant Protestants?

2. Where did Will possibly live between the time of his school days and his marriage?

3. Choose the phrase that most accurately describes Will’s wife.

4. Who was the prominent and hunted Catholic leader that Will met during this time?

5. Involvement with what local group established the groundwork for Will’s later work in London?

(see the answer key)

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