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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Queen Elizabeth require of her subjects, no matter what their religious beliefs were?
(a) Public baptism
(b) Commitment to marriage
(c) Tithing to the Protestant church
(d) Attendance of the weekly government-mandated church services

2. What is the name of another epic poem that Will wrote?
(a) Othello
(b) Hamlet
(c) As You Like It
(d) The Rape of Lucrece

3. What was the name of the house that Will purchased?
(a) Old Faith
(b) New Hope
(c) Dominant Hope
(d) New Place

4. What was the name of Christopher Marlowe’s play that was about a Jew?
(a) The Jew of Malta
(b) As You Like It
(c) Tamburlaine the Great
(d) Come Alongside Me

5. Chapter 11 begins with…
(a) More discussion about Venus and Adonis
(b) More discussion about Hamlet
(c) More discussion about Othello
(d) More discussion about King Lear

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the important group of playwrights in London was particularly opposed to Will’s success?

2. In which play did Will NOT poke fun at the members of the prominent group of playwrights in London during his day?

3. What happened to the members of the important group of playwrights in London during Will’s day?

4. Which of these was a prominent playwright within the theater community of Will’s day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Will return to Stratford in the latter years of his life?

2. When did Will die? Where was he buried?

3. Who defended Will and his work after the criticism voiced by Robert Greene? Why might this person have defended Will?

4. What Jewish character did Will create that plays a central role in his play The Merchant of Venice? What play did Christopher Marlowe write that is about a Jew?

5. What is Venus and Adonis? What is it about?

6. What great tragedy did Will write in the latter part of his life that centered around a father-daughter relationship?

7. In which of his plays did Will make fun of the works of the members of the prominent group of playwrights in London?

8. In what ways were Christopher Marlowe and Will similar?

9. Who was the Earl of Southampton? What impact did he have on Will’s career?

10. How did Christopher Marlowe die? What is a speculative theory regarding his death?

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