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Socrates paid a stiff price for speaking out. What happened to him?

He was sentenced to death. The man who is perhaps best known for the dictum "Know Thyself", despite having the opportunity to flee, chose to carry out the sentence on himself by drinking hemlock.

Charles Darwin revolutionized modern thought with his opinions on evolution. Before becoming involved with zoology and geology, however, he tried other fields. Which was NOT one of them?

Law. Darwin studied for medicine and the ministry before finding his true niche. He did not, however, study law.

Copernicus made some startling observations about the nature of the solar system. Approximately when did Copernicus work?

1500. Copernicus advised that the earth revolved around the sun (in contrast to the notion that the earth was the center of the universe). He lived approximately 1473-1543.

Galileo was considered a heretic for his views on the solar system. What happened to him?

He was forced to recant his views. Gaileo was charged with heresy and was forced to recant his support of Copernicus and his theories under threat of torture.

Freud stunned Victorian thought with his views on psychology. Which of these was NOT a part of Freudian thought?

All of these were elements of Freud's theories (Importance of unconscious motivations, Importance of instinctual forces and infantile sexuality, Importance of "repression" as a defense mechanism). All of the ideas listed are key components of Freudian thought.

Who wroite that "beauty is truth, truth, beauty"?

Keats. Keats wrote these lines in "Ode to a Grecian Urn".

Who gave the advice "to thine own self be true"?

Polonious. The line comes from "Hamlet", of course. It is spoken by Polonious to Laertes.

Who wrote that one should "tell all the truth, but tell it slant"?

Emily Dickinson. It's the opening line of a poem by Emily Dickinson. Interesting thought.

Who said "You can't handle the truth!"?

Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson bellowed this line at Tom Cruise in the excellent Rob Reiner movie, "A Few Good Men".

Who was a champion of "truth, justice and the American way"?

Superman. These were the final words of the introduction to the TV series that starred George Reeves as the Man of Steel.