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Order It: Greeting autumn with Sonnet 73
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Order It: Greeting autumn with Sonnet 73

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Esther Ferington

Mark the recent equinox and the start of autumn in the northern hemisphere with a look at Sonnet 73. Take this quiz to see if you can correctly order the lines.

Quiz: What do you know about "Romeo and Juliet"?
Colored image of the actors onstage in the tomb scene, with Romeo lying prone and apparently lifeless and Juliet leaning over him but looking up in despair, surrounded by stone walls.
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Quiz: What do you know about "Romeo and Juliet"?

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Esther Ferington

Challenge yourself with a quiz about Romeo and Juliet.

Quiz: Games, sports, and Shakespeare
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Quiz: Games, sports, and Shakespeare

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Esther Ferington

Shakespeare’s plays are full of sports and games. Test your knowledge with these questions.

Quiz: Shakespeare and travel
Elizabeth in her coach, accompanied by horsemen, other attendants on foot, and even a dog, going along a road toward their destination
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Quiz: Shakespeare and travel

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Esther Ferington

In this busy travel time, try out our “Travel and Shakespeare” quiz about journeys in his plays and in real life, too.

Quiz: How well do you know "The Winter's Tale"?
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Quiz: How well do you know "The Winter's Tale"?

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Test your knowledge of this Shakespeare play.

Quiz: Family reunions in Shakespeare's plays
a mother and daughter embracing
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Quiz: Family reunions in Shakespeare's plays

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Shakespeare’s plays are full of family reunions, among them The Winter’s Tale. See if you can identify the correct characters for each one.

Quiz: Hamlet or Polonius?
Hamlet in a ruff
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Quiz: Hamlet or Polonius?

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Who said it: Hamlet or Polonius? Test your knowledge of these well-known lines from Hamlet.

Quiz: Stage directions in Shakespeare plays
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Quiz: Stage directions in Shakespeare plays

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“He exits, pursued by a bear.” Take our quiz to match stage directions like this one with the Shakespeare plays in which they appear.

Quiz: Deaths in Shakespeare plays
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Quiz: Deaths in Shakespeare plays

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Lots of characters die in Shakespeare’s plays, sometimes in quite violent and graphic ways. Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.

Quiz: Plan the perfect summer and reveal who you are in A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Quiz: Plan the perfect summer and reveal who you are in A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Ben Lauer

Plan your perfect summer and we’ll tell you which character you are in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Quiz: Can you complete these famous quotes from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
Bottom and Titania
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Quiz: Can you complete these famous quotes from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

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For each of these famous quotes from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” can you fill in the blank with the missing word?

Quiz: Which book should I read this summer?
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Quiz: Which book should I read this summer?

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Take our quiz to get matched with one of 20 books from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s virtual book club inspired by Shakespeare and the early modern era.

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