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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which young aristocrat eventually became Will’s patron?
(a) Queen Elizabeth
(b) The Earl of Stratford
(c) King Henry
(d) The Earl of Southampton

2. What play did Will write shortly after Richard II that is one of his most remarkable achievements?
(a) Hamlet
(b) King Lear
(c) Macbeth
(d) Richard II

3. In Chapter 3, what occupation is presented as one that Will might have done while living in Lancashire?
(a) Actor
(b) Priest
(c) Cook
(d) Teacher

4. The relationship that Will had with what person enabled him to gain more knowledge and have greater access to books?
(a) Edmund Campion
(b) Christopher Marlowe
(c) Richard Field
(d) Robert Greene

5. Which of Will’s plays does NOT discuss loss of social status?
(a) The Tempest
(b) The Merchant of Venice
(c) Romeo and Juliet
(d) Twelfth Night

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Will publish in rebuttal of Robert Greene’s written attacks?

2. What activity did Will try to avoid while living in London?

3. What aspect of social life was very important in Will’s time?

4. What circumstance heavily influenced the writing of Hamlet?

5. Which of Will’s children died?

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