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Quiz: Match the painting to the Shakespeare play
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Quiz: Match the painting to the Shakespeare play

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Esther French

Which Shakespeare play is depicted in each of these paintings from the Folger collection? Take the quiz.

Quiz: Buckets of ducats in Shakespeare's plays
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Quiz: Buckets of ducats in Shakespeare's plays

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Shakespeare characters love talking about their ducats, which were commonly used coins in Shakespeare’s day. Can you match the money quote to the play it comes from?

Quiz: Shakespeare's lovers
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Quiz: Shakespeare's lovers

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Esther French

Can you match up these Shakespearean lovers? Take the quiz and challenge your friends.

Quiz: How well do you know the endings of Shakespeare's plays?
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Quiz: How well do you know the endings of Shakespeare's plays?

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Louis Butelli (Feste) sings the final lines in Twelfth Night, directed by Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, 2013. Photo by Scott Suchman. Challenge thyself! Test your Shakespeare knowledge and take this quiz. You may have gotten a perfect score on our…

If Shakespeare characters were running for president, who would you vote for?
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If Shakespeare characters were running for president, who would you vote for?

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Esther French

In an election year, we couldn’t resist creating a quiz about Shakespeare characters running for president. This is a little like ISideWith, but for Shakespeare fans. You answer the questions, and we match you with a candidate. So, who would you…

Quiz: Can you pair these Jane Austen and Shakespeare characters?
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Quiz: Can you pair these Jane Austen and Shakespeare characters?

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Esther French

Take this quiz and test your knowledge of Jane Austen and Shakespeare! We give you a character from a Jane Austen novel, and you pick the corresponding character from Shakespeare’s plays, based on personality or storyline. Can you pair these Shakespeare…

Quiz: Shakespeare's fathers (and their children)
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Quiz: Shakespeare's fathers (and their children)

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Shakespeare’s Fathers   Which Shakespeare characters (fathers or their children) speak these lines? A daughter’s love   “Good my lord, You have begot me, bred me, loved me. I return those duties back as are right fit: Obey you, love…

Quiz: How well do you know the history of Shakespeare in America?
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Quiz: How well do you know the history of Shakespeare in America?

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America’s ShakespeareHow well do you know the history of Shakespeare in America?The Booth BrothersLess than a year before John Wilkes Booth became infamous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln, he and two of his brothers (normally onstage rivals) teamed up for a…

Quiz: Shakespeare's Fools
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Quiz: Shakespeare's Fools

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Esther French

Shakespeare’s plays are filled with fools. How well do you know these clowns and comedians? Take our quiz and test your knowledge.

Quiz: Can you identify the Shakespeare play by only the first line?
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Quiz: Can you identify the Shakespeare play by only the first line?

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Esther French

Test your Shakespeare knowledge and take our quiz!  See if you can identify the play with only the first line to go by. Be warned, it gets harder as you progress …

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