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Quiz about Profound Wisdom and Clever Sayings
Quiz about Profound Wisdom and Clever Sayings

Profound Wisdom and Clever Sayings Quiz


Some advice is profound, some is clever. These are good examples of both.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
11,890
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3056
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'This above all - to thine own self be true' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Shakespeare again on Life : 'It is a tale full of sound and fury, told by an idiot, signifying nothing' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Know Thyself Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Youth is wasted on the young Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you ...' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in Mankind' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On wedded bliss: 'Here lies me wife. Let her lie. Now she's at peace ... and so am I' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A little humor: As he lay dying, a broken man in a seedy hotel, legend has it that this witty fellow remarked: 'it's me or the wallpaper - one of us has got to go'. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On sex: 'the pleasure is brief, the position ridiculous, and the cost ghastly' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'This above all - to thine own self be true'

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet, of course
2. Shakespeare again on Life : 'It is a tale full of sound and fury, told by an idiot, signifying nothing'

Answer: Macbeth

Borrowed later by Faulkner
3. Know Thyself

Answer: Socrates

Attributed to Socrates. great wisdom - in two words
4. Youth is wasted on the young

Answer: George Bernard Shaw

Great line, isn't it?
5. 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you ...'

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

The poem 'If', by Rudyard Kipling. Good poem.
6. 'Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in Mankind'

Answer: John Donne

This piece also includes the line about 'for whom the bell tolls'
7. 'Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself'

Answer: Desiderata

The Desiderata was not found in an ancient {ruin;} it was written by a Chicago businessman in modern times.
8. On wedded bliss: 'Here lies me wife. Let her lie. Now she's at peace ... and so am I'

Answer: John Dryden

9. A little humor: As he lay dying, a broken man in a seedy hotel, legend has it that this witty fellow remarked: 'it's me or the wallpaper - one of us has got to go'.

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Great line.
10. On sex: 'the pleasure is brief, the position ridiculous, and the cost ghastly'

Answer: Lord Chesterfield

This may be a bit of a paraphrase - I'm quoting from memory. It's from Chesterfield's letters of advice (to his nephew, I believe). Cute.
Source: Author robert362

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