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Variant 1

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1. A stereotype phrase: A) Collocation B) sentences C) cliché

2. A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and usually has a happy end of the thematic conflict:

A) fable B) essay C) comedy

3. A composition in prose or poetry showing the picture of human life, or a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest. It is usually written to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage:

A) Fabliau B) comedy C) drama

4. A short piece of writing on a given subject: A) essay B) composition C) poem

5. A short poem with a witty ending: A) fable B) epigram C) fairy tale

6. A long prose narrative, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech and thoughts of the characters:

A) novel B) poem C) ode

7. A short comic, often rude tale in verse that shows realistically middle-class or lower-class characters. This form was popular in France during the Middle Ages:

A) fable B) fairy tale C) fabliau

8. A story (for children) with fantastic forces and beings (as fairies, wizards and goblins), called also fairy story:

A) comedy B) fable C) fairy tale

9. A literary work produced by imagination and not based on facts:

A) fiction B) fairy tale C) drama

10. In Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy the prince of Denmark was

A) Henry IV B) Hamlet C) Lear

11. Druids are…

A) English priests B) Celtic priests C) Roman priests

12. Who is Hamlet?

A) Thane of Cawdor B) Duke of Sussex C) Prince of Denmark

13.Hamlet - full title is..

A) The tragedy of Hamlet B) Hamlet, Prince of Denmark C) Hamlet

14. Robin Hood was…

A) Archer and swordsman B) Knight C) Merry man

15. King Lear rejects his only honest daughter. Who is she?

A) Regan B) Goneril C) Cornelia

Write an essay on the work of Shakespeare.

Variant 2

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1. A pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama:

A) story B) review C) plot

2. Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure:

A) informal style B) prose C) poetry

3. Showing of objects, actions or social conditions as they actually are, without idealization or presentation in abstract form:

A) realism B) modernism C) surrealism

4. An Essay on Man is…

A) a humorous novel B) a philosophical poem C) a satirical prose

5. A medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or a love story especially in the form of a novel. А) romance B) prose C) poetry

6. A short, usually humorous play. А) drama B) tragedy C) sketch

7. A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines.

А) tale B) story C) l sonnet

8. A category of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style or form:

A) Irony B) Idiom C) Lyrics

9. A story told in song, usually by an impersonal narrator and in a special form

A) Ballad (folk ballad) B) Prose C) Poem

10. Who killed Hamlet’s father? A) his mother B) his uncle C) his friend

11. A stereotype phrase: A) Collocation B) sentences C) cliché

12. A dramatic work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and usually has a happy end of the thematic conflict: A) fable B) essay C) comedy

13. A composition in prose or poetry showing the picture of human life, or a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest. It is usually written to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage:

B) Fabliau B) comedy C) drama

14. A short piece of writing on a given subject:

A) essay B) composition C) poem

15. A short poem with a witty ending:

A) fable B) epigram C) fairy tale