Last week, we discussed three reasons why you should read your Bible. Discover another bonus reason by taking this short, ten-question quiz! Think you know your Bible well? Read these familiar quotes and sayings to see if you can guess if they originated from the Bible, from Shakespeare, or from another famous literary work!
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You’ll get your score at the end, and I’ll post the references in the comments soon! Pass it on to your friends too! This is just for fun, so no judgement here! (After all, I created the quiz, and I still miss a couple every now and then!)
Q: Did you take the quiz? How did you do?!
Ready for the answers to the Bible or Shakespeare quiz? Here they are!!
1.) Neither a borrower nor a lender be. – Shakespeare. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 3.
2.) All men are created equal. – Other. Declaration of Independence
3.) Eat, drink and be merry. – Bible. “Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry” Luke 12:19
4.) To err is human, to forgive, divine. – Other. Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism 1700’s
5.) Like mother, like daughter. – Bible. “‘Everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’ ” Ezekiel 16:44
6.) How the mighty have fallen! – Bible. “How the mighty have fallen!” 2 Samuel 1:19
7.) To thine own self be true. – Shakespeare. “This above all: to thine own self be true” Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 3.
8.) Practice what you preach. -Bible. “They do not practice what they preach” Matthew 23:3
9.) Forgive and forget. – Shakespeare. “Pray you now, forget and forgive.” King Lear, Act iv. Sc. 7
10.) God helps those who help themselves. – Other. Ben Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1757