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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who was the reigning monarch of England?
(a) King James
(b) Queen Elizabeth
(c) King Henry
(d) Queen Catherine

2. What genre was NOT produced by both Will and Christopher Marlowe?
(a) Plays
(b) Epic poems
(c) Full-length novels
(d) Historical dramas

3. What is the basic plot of Will’s play Richard II?
(a) A cowardly monarch flees the country
(b) A strong monarch is overthrown
(c) A feeble monarch is deposed
(d) A powerful monarch gets sick

4. Which monarch ascended to the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth?
(a) King James I
(b) King Richard II
(c) King Henry IV
(d) Queen Elizabeth II

5. Who was Christopher Marlowe’s roommate?
(a) Robert Greene
(b) The Earl of Southampton
(c) Thomas Kyd
(d) Thomas Nashe

6. What is the name of an epic poem that Will wrote?
(a) Come to Me
(b) As You Like It
(c) Othello
(d) Venus and Adonis

7. What did Robert Greene do to criticize Will publicly?
(a) Published a tract criticizing his work
(b) Made a speech criticizing his work
(c) Complained to the queen about his work
(d) Burned down his house

8. To whom did Will leave all of his property in his will?
(a) To his wife Anne
(b) To his daughter Susanna
(c) To his son Hamnet
(d) To his daughter Judith

9. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?
(a) They all left the country
(b) They all conspired to assassinate Will in the method of Julius Caesar
(c) They all died
(d) They all joined the Church

10. Which character in one of Will’s works especially reflects the encounters that Will had with two of the members of the important group of playwrights in London?
(a) John Cade
(b) Romeo
(c) Falstaff
(d) King Lear

11. Which person associated with Queen Elizabeth was executed on accusations of heresy and treason?
(a) The monarch’s doctor
(b) The monarch’s daughter
(c) The monarch’s priest
(d) The monarch’s hairdresser

12. What relationship forms the basis of human interactions in several of Will’s works in his latter days?
(a) Father-son relationship
(b) Husband-wife relationship
(c) Father-daughter relationship
(d) Brother-sister relationship

13. Which of these was NOT one of Will’s early comedies?
(a) Two Gentleman of Verona
(b) The Comedy of Errors
(c) The Taming of the Shrew
(d) King Lear

14. Why did Will leave London to return to Stratford?
(a) To attend a funeral
(b) To go to the doctor
(c) To raise money
(d) To attend church regularly

15. Which popular poet of the day attempted to defend Will and his work?
(a) Sir Thomas Lucy
(b) Thomas Nashe
(c) Christopher Marlowe
(d) Richard Field

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these prominent playwrights died last?

2. In Chapter 8, the author states that the theaters in London were closed. Why was this the case?

3. What does Chapter 8 say that Will may have developed towards the Earl of Southampton?

4. What was another significant innovation in Hamlet that refers to the development of the play’s characters?

5. With whom did Will want to be united near the end of his life?

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