How Well Do You Know Your Shakespeare?

Given the controversy sparked by Luther Burbank High School teacher Dana Dusbiber's essay on why she doesn’t teach Shakespeare, it's time to test your knowledge of the Bard. Quiz written by Marcus Crowder, The Sacramento Bee.

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On Jul 16, 2015

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Which female character in Shakespeare's work has the most lines?

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There’s an old theater tradition that to avoid bad luck a certain play’s name is not said aloud but called “the Scottish play” – which one is it?

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Which play is the longest?

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The Three Witches belong to which play?

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The phrase “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” comes from which play?

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Who says “To have what we would have, we speak not what we mean”?

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In “The Merchant of Venice” a significant contract stipulates “a pound of _______”?

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The film “Shakespeare In Love” depicts the playwright while he is writing which play?

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