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About great playwrightAbout great playwright

Choose the right Choose the right answer:answer:

a) in Londona) in London

b) in Stratford–b) in Stratford–upon-Avonupon-Avon

c) in Glasgowc) in Glasgow

1. 1. Where was Shakespeare Where was Shakespeare born?born?

a) a) in 1562in 1562

b) b) in 1563in 1563

c) in c) in 1564 1564

2. When was Shakespeare 2. When was Shakespeare born?born?

3.Where did Shakespeare study?3.Where did Shakespeare study?

a) at Grammar schoola) at Grammar school

b) High schoolb) High school

c) Private schoolc) Private school

4.When did Shakespeare 4.When did Shakespeare leave school?leave school?

a) a) when he was 14when he was 14

b) b) when he was 13when he was 13

c) c) when he was 17when he was 17

5. What was his father?5. What was his father?

a) a) a writera writer

b) b) a farmera farmer

c) c) a glove maker a glove maker

6. How old was6. How old was Shakespeare Shakespeare when he married?when he married?

a) a) 21 years old21 years old

b) b) 24 years old24 years old

c) c) 18 years old18 years old

7. How many children did 7. How many children did Shakespeare have?Shakespeare have?

a) a) 11

b) b) 22

c) c) 3 3

8. Where did8. Where did Shakespeare go Shakespeare go to work?to work?

a) to Londona) to London

c) to Glasgowc) to Glasgow

b) to Stratford–upon-Avonb) to Stratford–upon-Avon

9. When did9. When did Shakespeare Shakespeare go to work?go to work?

a) in 1587a) in 1587

c) in 1589c) in 1589

b) in 1588b) in 1588

10. How many plays did10. How many plays did Shakespeare write?Shakespeare write?

a) 23a) 23

c) 35c) 35

b) 37b) 37

11. How many plays were 11. How many plays were published in his lifetime?published in his lifetime?

a) 18a) 18

c) 37c) 37

b) 27b) 27

12. Where did Shakespeare 12. Where did Shakespeare begin his acting career?begin his acting career?

a) in the “Globe”a) in the “Globe”

c) in the “Playhouse”c) in the “Playhouse”

b) in the “Theatre”b) in the “Theatre”

13.What did the acting troop do 13.What did the acting troop do when they could no longer use when they could no longer use the land that their theatre was the land that their theatre was

built on?built on?

a) a) sold the Theatresold the Theatre

b) b) left the Theatre left the Theatre

c) carried it across the riverc) carried it across the river

14. Who played the part of 14. Who played the part of Juliet in those days ?Juliet in those days ?

a) a) a girla girl

c) c) a mana man

b) b) a womana woman

15. Who closed the Globe 15. Who closed the Globe Theatre?Theatre?

a) a) PuritansPuritans

c) c) Henry VIIIHenry VIII

b) b) George IVGeorge IV

16. How long was Shakespeare 16. How long was Shakespeare connected with the best connected with the best

theatres of England?theatres of England?

a) a) twenty yearstwenty years

c) c) thirty yearsthirty years

b) b) twenty-five yearstwenty-five years

17. When did Shakespeare 17. When did Shakespeare die?die?

a) a) in 1614in 1614

c) c) in 1616in 1616

b) b) in 1615in 1615