1. Directions

You will read passages on the topic and then answer questions about them. You may find vocabulary at the end of the test. Read the questions carefully before choosing the correct answers.

2. Questions of the test

Question 1. What are the two basic forms of croquet?
A) American croquet and British croquet
B) Informal lawn croquet and formal association croquet
C) Regulation croquet and roque
D) Hard surface croquet and grass surface croquet

Question 2. In which countries is association croquet most popular?
A) United States and Great Britain
B) Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand
C) France and England
D) United States and France

Question 3. What is the origin of croquet?
A) It was invented in the United States in the 1850s
B) It evolved from paille-maille, a game played in France in the 13th century
C) It was imported into England as "pall-mall" in the 1850s
D) It was invented in England in the 1870s

Question 4. Where are the most important croquet matches played?
A) Evesham, Worcestershire
B) Wimbledon
C) Hurlingham and Roehampton
D) Parkstone, Eastbourne, Brighton, Cheltenham, and Budleigh Salterton

Question 5. When was the United All England Croquet Association formed?
A) 1870
B) 1890
C) 1897
D) 1961