1. Which statement from the article best reveals the author's central claim? Write answer
a. There is no evidence to show that William Shaxper was a writer.
b. Despite evidence that Shaxper could not have been a writer, few colleges or universities
ever touch on the authorship question.
Mark Twain ... points out that no one in England took any notice of the death of the actor
William Shaxper.
d. There is no way of reconciling the immense scholarship evinced in Shakespeare's works
with William Shaxper, who from birth was surrounded by illiterate people, had little or
no education, and is believed never to have traveled outside England.
c.