1. TESTS «William Shakespeare» About great playwright

2. Choose the right answer: a) in London b) in Stratford– upon-Avon c) in Glasgow 1. Where was Shakespeare born?

3. a) in 1562 b) in 1563 c) in 1564 2. When was Shakespeare born?

4. 3.Where did Shakespeare study? a) at Grammar school b) High school c) Private school

5. 4.When did Shakespeare leave school? a) when he was 14 b) when he was 13 c) when he was 17

6. 5. What was his father? a) a writer b) a farmer c) a glove maker

7. 6. How old was Shakespeare when he married? a) 21 years old b) 24 years old c) 18 years old

8. 7. How many children did Shakespeare have? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3

9. 8. Where did Shakespeare go to work? a) to London c) to Glasgow b) to Stratford–upon-Avon

10. 9. When did Shakespeare go to work? a) in 1587 c) in 1589 b) in 1588

11. 10. How many plays did Shakespeare write? a) 23 c) 35 b) 37

12. 11. How many plays were published in his lifetime? a) 18 c) 37 b) 27

13. 12. Where did Shakespeare begin his acting career? a) in the “Globe” c) in the “Playhouse” b) in the “Theatre”

14. 13.What did the acting troop do when they could no longer use the land that their theatre was built on? a) sold the Theatre b) left the Theatre c) carried it across the river

15. 14. Who played the part of Juliet in those days ? a) a girl c) a man b) a woman

16. 15. Who closed the Globe Theatre? a) Puritans c) Henry VIII b) George IV

17. 16. How long was Shakespeare connected with the best theatres of England? a) twenty years c) thirty years b) twenty-five years

18. 17. When did Shakespeare die? a) in 1614 c) in 1616 b) in 1615