1) William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on ............. a) on April 23 , 1654. b) on April 26, 1564. c) on April 23, 1564. d) on April 26 , 1654. 2) During Shakespeare's time Stratford-upon-Avon was ......... a) a market town b) a small village c) a big industrial city d) a cultural center of England 3) His parents , John and Mary Shakespeare, had .................. children. a) six b) three c) five d) eight 4) Shakespeare's father was ................. a) a leather merchant b) a local landlord c) a farmer d) a mayor 5) William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Canterbury Province. How old were they at that time? a) William was 18 and Anne was 26 b) William was 26 and Anne was 18 c) William was 16 and Anne was 26 d) William was 18 and Anne was 28 6) How many children did W. Shakespeare have? a) two b) one c) three d) six 7) How did Shakspear earn his living in London? a) as an actor b) as an actor and a playwright c) as a playwright d) as a composer 8) By 1597 William Shakespeare had published .......... plays a) 37 plays b) 15 of the 37 plays c) 25 of the 37 plays d) 73 plays 9) "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women ..................... " William Shakespeare a) merely actors b) merely puppets c) merely characters d) merely players 10) Officially , William Shakespeare died on .....................   a) on his birthday, April 23, 1626 b) on April 15, 1616 c) on his birthday, April 23, 1616 d) on April 5, 1616. 11) By 1599, William Shakespeare and his business partners built their own theater on the south bank of the Thames Rive. What did they call it? a) the London Theatre b) the Globe c) the New House d) the King's Men 12) In his will, Shakespeare left his wife, Anne, his "second-best bed.". What does that mean? a) the marital bed b) the bed, reserved for guests c) his bed in London d) the new bed he bought for his wife

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