Chapter 9: Popular Prose on Page and Stage Quick Check

He became a servant to a famous king

He met a famous painter and began to study under him

He became rich by writing popular songs

He was kidnapped by pirates and held for ransom

a job working for a nobleman as an artist

a job working for the government as a tax collector

a job working for a school as a teacher

a job working for a farmer as an apple picker

He had lost money belonging to the government

The Church put him in jail for not believing in the Bible

He was working as a guard in the jail

A judge sentenced Cervantes to jail after he tried to steal food

a scary book

a math book

a history book

a funny book

He didn’t have any brothers or sisters

No one knows for sure what he did after he finished schooling

He never married and had no children

No one knows what job his father had

Many of the lines in Shakespeare’s plays are famous

None of Shakespeare’s plays have a happy ending

Nearly all of Shakespeare’s plays have been forgotten

None of Shakespeare’s plays have sad endings