2. What activity did Will try to avoid while living in London?
(a) Writing any plays that would call attention to his illegal dealings
(b) Drinking alcohol
(c) Stealing money
(d) Writing incriminating documents signed with his name

3. What main theme in presented in Chapter 4 as occurring in many of Will’s later theatrical works?
(a) Hard work
(b) Marriage
(c) Pregnancy
(d) Parenting

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

5. Which of these things was NOT an aspect of deer poaching during Will’s day?
(a) It was a test of language
(b) It was a test of cleverness
(c) It was a test of manhood
(d) It was a test of skill

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

7. Chapter 5 begins with an examination of…
(a) Will’s financial state
(b) Will’s health
(c) Will’s childhood
(d) Will’s reasons for leaving Stratford

8. What was a popular way of teaching students in Will’s school?
(a) Independent studies at home
(b) Travel abroad
(c) Enacting classical plays
(d) Reading many texts

9. Who is NOT an example of a villainous character in Will’s later work that stemmed from exposure to plays in his younger years?
(a) Iago
(b) Angelo
(c) Falstaff
(d) Romeo

10. On whose estate did Will engage in illegal activity?
(a) Robert Greene’s
(b) John Shakespeare’s
(c) Edmund Campion’s
(d) Sir Thomas Lucy’s

11. In which of these writings did Will refer to his wife?
(a) His will
(b) His sonnets
(c) His theater contract
(d) His epic poems

12. Which of these was NOT a major location of recreation in London during Will’s day?
(a) Theaters
(b) Bear-baiting pits
(c) Brothels
(d) Horse tracks

13. 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 quit
(d) One of their members had been killed

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

15. Chapter 3 begins with a discussion of…
(a) The typical rural English household
(b) The health challenges prevalent during Will’s time
(c) The type of clothes Will would have worn
(d) The dangers of traveling by road during Will’s day