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Why do scholars refer to the late 1580s as the “Lost Years”?
a) There is no evidence of how Shakespeare moved to London or got started in the theater.
b) Shakespeare could not find his family for a period of time.
c) Shakespeare's works were momentarily misplaced.
d) none of these

How was Shakespeare different from the playwrights known as the university wits?
a) Shakespeare did not come from a wealthy family that could pay for him to attend college.
b) He wasn't different. He was actually one of the primary university wits.
c) He actually attended several colleges.
d) none of these

What was the name of the acting company that Shakespeare helped to form in 1594?
a) Shakespeare’s company was initially called Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
b) Shakespeare’s company was initially called Lady Chamberlain’s Men.
c) Shakespeare’s company was initially called Queen Mary's Men.
d) none of these

What happened to Shakespeare’s only son in 1596? What play did Shakespeare write shortly thereafter?
a) Hamnet died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Hamlet a couple years later
b) Macbeth died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Macbeth a couple years later.
c) Julius died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Julius Caesar a couple years later.
d) Romeo died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Romeo and Juliet a couple years later.

Why did the Lord Chamberlain’s Men get together on a snowy night in the winter of 1598?
a) They met to disassemble the Theater and carry the wood to across the Thames River.
b) They met to rehearse for their very first performance.
c) They met to plan for a meeting with the Queen.
d) none of these

To which social class did members of the audience at the Globe belong?
a) Members of all social classes
b) Upper class
c) Lower class
d) Middle class

What happened during a performance of Henry VIII in 1613?
a) A prop canon mis-fired and cause the Globe to burn to the ground.
b) A parliamentary decree forced all theaters in London to close including the Globe in mid-performance.
c) Shakespeare's son passed away suddenly.
d) none of these

How many new words is Shakespeare credited with having introduced into the English language?
a) Shakespeare is credited with having invented about 1,700 new words in English._
b) Shakespeare is credited with having invented about 700 new words in English._
c) Shakespeare is credited with having invented about 1,000 new words in English._
d) none of these

During the Renaissance period, how did the two second-person pronouns, you and thou, differ?
a) The pronoun you was formal and polite; the pronoun thou was informal and familiar.
b) The pronoun thou was formal and polite; the pronoun you was informal and familiar.
c) They did not differ.
d) none of these

Why might Shakespeare have chosen to use the prefix un- so frequently in Macbeth?
a) The characters in Macbeth seek to annul their personality traits and/or undo their actions.
b) It is used for the rhythm it creates in the play.
c) Both of the other choices.
d) Neither of the other choices.

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