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1.	What are the names of the two "dueling theaters" in Shakespeare in Love?
		The Curtain and the Rose
		The Globe and the Curtain
		The Fortune and the Rose
		The Globe and the Fortune

2.	What is the name of the play Will Shakespeare is writing?
		Henry IV, Wild and Crazy King of England
		Lear the King and His Ungrateful Daughters
		Romeo & Ethel, The Pirate's Daughter
		Claudius and Hamlet, The Half-Blood Prince of Denmark

3.	*Actually, Will should* be working on his play that he owes Henslowe. What do we see him doing instead?**
		Picking up a prostitute
		Writing a love poem for his latest muse
		Sleeping
		Practicing his signature

4.	What does Will need in order to finish his play?
		Money
		A new quill and ink
		A muse
		A sign of gratitude from Mr. Henslowe

5.	Will's shrink feels his problems in writing (and bed) can be solved using...what?
		Narcotics
		A special bracelet
		A special pen
		More psychiatric sessions

6.	*We first see Viola at a performance commanded by Queen Elizabeth, who seems to love* the dog in the play. What is the name of the dog?**
		Bug
		Snake
		Crab
		Dog

7.	Why did Mr. Tilney, the Master of the Revels, open the playhouses despite having been closed due to the plague?
		He wanted the plague to spread and get rid of degenerate actors
		He realizes that playwrights need money
		He was sick of hearing the Queen complain that she did not have plays being performed for her any more
		He wanted to be able to sleep with a theater owner's seamstress without any interruptions

8.	Where does Henslowe recruit "actors" to audition for Will's new play?
		An alleyway
		A rival theater
		The street outside a brothel
		The local pub

9.	Will meets up with Christopher "Kit" Marlowe, who shares news that his new play is nearly done. What is the name of his new play?
		Doctor Faustus
		The Massacre at Paris
		Edward II
		The Jew of Malta

10.	Henslowe gives his tailor a role in the play. Why does this worry Will?
		The tailor stutters.
		The tailor has short term memory loss and can't remember lines.
		The tailor was formerly an actor from the rival theater's acting troupe.
		The tailor mumbles.

11.	A line from which play is used in nearly all of the actors' auditions?
		Old Fortunatus
		Northward Ho
		Dr. Faustus
		Two Gentlemen of Verona

12.	Viola auditions, dressed in drag, for a role in Will's new play. What alias does she use?
		Edward Steel
		Matthew Smith
		Thomas Kent
		William James

13.	How does Will get inside the de Lesseps house to get another look at Viola after seeing her in a boat?
		He sneaks in with the band, who are there for a party.
		He bribes the butler to let him inside the house.
		He climbs up the balcony and sneaks into Viola's room.
		He gets a job as a waiter at the party.

14.	Ahh, that charmer. Lord Wessex tells Viola's parents that he is concerned with 2 aspects re: Viola. What are they?
		Her looks and her dowry
		Her fertility and her obedience
		Her intelligence and her child-rearing skills
		Her ability to adapt to change and her willingness to be subservient to her husband

15.	Where is Wessex planning on moving once he has married Viola?
		Maryland
		Virginia
		Delaware
		Georgia

16.	The Queen wants to see Viola before she stamps her seal of approval, so to speak, all over the Viola/Wessex union. Wessex warns Viola to be all but what?
		grateful
		brief
		modest
		pleasant

17.	Who comes up with the title "Romeo and Juliet"?
		Hugh Fennyman
		Christopher Marlowe
		Ned Alleyn
		Viola de Lesseps

18.	How much does Will (as "Whilemina", Viola's Nurse) wager with Lord Wessex during the Queen and Viola's conversation regarding whether a play can show the true nature of love?
		50 pounds
		50 shillings
		25 pounds
		25 shillings

19.	After Viola finds out that Will is married and storms out of the tavern, the patrons are informed that:
		the playhouses have been closed again
		Will's wife and children are in town
		Wessex is angry and headed to the tavern to confront Will
		Kit Marlowe is dead

20.	*Loan shark Mr. Fennyman is given a part in the play, which seems to make him very* happy. What is his role?**
		Priest
		Apothecary
		Capulet swordsman
		Servant

21.	Where does Will find Viola (and haunt Wessex) after the death of Marlowe?
		In a field
		At church
		At the cemetery
		At the playhouse

22.	How does that little brat John Webster "out" Viola as a woman?
		He tricks her into using her natural, feminine voice.
		He calls her "Viola" and she answers.
		He drops a mouse down her shirt so she'll pull off her wig while freaking out.
		He runs up to her and pulls off her fake moustache.

23.	So, there's a woman on stage - oh no!! The Rose is shut down by the Master of the Revels. How does Will get his play on stage anyway?
		Richard Burbage offers the use of rival theater The Curtain
		He bribes Mr. Tilney with an offer of 50% of his future profits.
		The Queen commands the play be staged in her honor, so Mr. Tilney changes his mind.
		Mr. Fennyman and his "associates" rough up Mr. Tilney until he agrees to reopen The Rose.

24.	Viola winds up on stage after all, mere hours after her wedding ceremony. Why is she needed on stage?
		The original Juliet was killed hours before the performance.
		The original Juliet's voice changed and could no longer pass as a woman.
		Will refused to recast Romeo, saying he only wanted "Thomas Kent" for the part.
		The new Romeo did not know all of the lines, and Viola, of course, did.

25.	Queen Elizabeth, satisfied that a play can show the truth and nature of love, commands that Will write her a play. Which of his plays does he start writing for her?
		The Taming of the Shrew
		Much Ado About Nothing
		Twelfth Night
		A Midsummer Night's Dream

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