Question

By the end of the reign he [Jonson] has married, had two children and lost one, tried to become an actor and failed, become a playwright, been arrested for a scurrilous play and released, killed another actor in a duel, been arrested again and put on trial for murder, and escaped hanging by pleading benefit of the clergy. The play for which he is arrested, The Isle of Dogs, coauthored with Thomas Nashe, is so slanderous and offensive that the privy council orders the closure not just of the play but of every theater in London.Which event most directly caused the council to order the closure of all theaters in London

Answer 1

B) Jonson and Nashe writing The Isle of Dogs

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Answer 2

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[...] Which event most directly caused the council to order the closure of all theaters in London?

A. Jonson becoming a playwright

B. Jonson and Nashe writing The Isle of Dogs

C. the clergy pardoning Jonson

D. the actor being killed in a duel

Answer:

The event that most directly caused the council to order the closure of all theaters was:

B. Jonson and Nashe writing The Isle of Dogs

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt lists a sequence of events that shows how agitated and troubled Jonson's life was. However, it is at the end that the cause of the closure is explained: "[...]The Isle of Dogs, coauthored with Thomas Nashe, is so slanderous and offensive that the privy council orders the closure not just of the play but of every theater in London." Clearly, what made the council decide to close all theaters was the fact that "The Isle of Dogs" was offensive. Therefore, writing such a play was the event that most directly led to the closure of the theaters.