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Quiz about Mixed Literature Rather Tough But

Mixed Literature Rather Tough But ? Quiz

All Multiple choice. Quotes from the past, obscure but interesting. Not easy, BUT there is a clue with each, in the brackets; however, beware the red herring. Have fun and enjoy some wisdom from the past. Cheers.

A multiple-choice quiz by gearloose. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
gearloose

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,068

Updated
Oct 28 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
848

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Time: 'Too slow for those who wait Too swift for those who fear Too long for those who grieve Too short for those who rejoice But for those who love Time is not' (Low they be but the sea shall not claim them) Hint

Henry Van Dyke

George MacDonald

William Beachey

Thomas Damson

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Who with a little cannot be content, Endures an everlasting punishment'. Hint

Robert Herrick

Allan Bryan

Emerson Driver

Ben Tumridge

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'I shall only last a year: use me as long as you can'. (part of the whole) Hint

Oliver Cromwell

Jesus Christ

Joan of Arc

Thomas Page

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Self -reverence, self knowledge, self control, These three alone lead life to sovereign power'. (an offspring finished him off ) Hint

Benjamin Goodchild

Julius Caesar

Tennyson

Charles Kingman

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Our deeds are like children born to us; they live and act apart from our own will' (almost a deep valley) Hint

Plato

George Eliot

James Joyce

Ella Wilcox

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'When men speak ill of thee, live so that nobody will believe them' (these days we are highly competitive and everyone does it in sport ) Hint

Plato

Chaucer

Shakespeare

Isaiah

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fame 'The laurel crown, Above my head, Has fallen down, Its leaves are dead; And no one ever, Comes this way, Even to sweep, The leaves away'. (Oh what a race this one is!) Hint

Jean Heeson

Ellen May Beggaret

Lady Sarah Wordlington

Margaret Sackville

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men'. (from beyond death we can still say our piece) Hint

Edward Priest

William Blake

John Bunyan

Thomas Graves

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'The God to whom little boys say their prayers has a face very much like their mother's'.(was this person away in another land at the time?) Hint

W.C. Monkhouse

Marjorie Wilson

J.M. Barrie

Sir Walter Scott

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'He is twice a conqueror who conquers himself in the moment of victory' ( Jackie Gleason said How Sweet It Is; well it almost was again this time ) Hint

Publilius Syrus

A.B. Hivens

Lucretieus Tironius

John Treacye

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Henry Van Dyke

The dykes of the Netherlands.

2. 'Who with a little cannot be content, Endures an everlasting punishment'.

Answer: Robert Herrick

From 'Poverty and Riches'.

3. 'I shall only last a year: use me as long as you can'. (part of the whole)

Answer: Joan of Arc

arc of a circle , sorry not page of a book or part of the trinity.

4. 'Self -reverence, self knowledge, self control, These three alone lead life to sovereign power'. (an offspring finished him off )

Answer: Tennyson

There's a son at the end of his name, finishing it off.

5. 'Our deeds are like children born to us; they live and act apart from our own will' (almost a deep valley)

Answer: George Eliot

Almost a gorge, George

6. 'When men speak ill of thee, live so that nobody will believe them' (these days we are highly competitive and everyone does it in sport )

Answer: Plato

Play to - Heh heh, don't get mad, I was nearly going to use play dough.

7. Fame 'The laurel crown, Above my head, Has fallen down, Its leaves are dead; And no one ever, Comes this way, Even to sweep, The leaves away'. (Oh what a race this one is!)

Answer: Margaret Sackville

Sack race.

8. 'He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men'. (from beyond death we can still say our piece)

Answer: William Blake

a will

9. 'The God to whom little boys say their prayers has a face very much like their mother's'.(was this person away in another land at the time?)

Answer: J.M. Barrie

Neverland

10. 'He is twice a conqueror who conquers himself in the moment of victory' ( Jackie Gleason said How Sweet It Is; well it almost was again this time )

Answer: Publilius Syrus

Syrus - Syrup

Source: Author gearloose

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