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Integrity and Truth Trivia Quiz

The first five questions deal with men of principle; the next five deal with "truth" in a variety of settings.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,743

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
612

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Question 1 of 10

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

He was shunned

He was sentenced to death

He was imprisoned

He was banished

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Question 2 of 10

2. 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? Hint

Medicine

None of these was tried by Darwin

Ministry

Law

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Question 3 of 10

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

1300

1400

1500

1600

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Question 4 of 10

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

He was forced to recant his views

He was sent into exile

He was forced to flee and change his identity

He was executed

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Question 5 of 10

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

All of these were elements of Freud's theories

Importance of instinctual forces and infantile sexuality

Importance of unconscious motivations

Importance of "repression" as a defense mechanism

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wroite that "beauty is truth, truth, beauty"? Hint

Keats

Wordsworth

Shelley

Byron

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Question 7 of 10

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

Polonius

Claudius

Horatio

Ophelia

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Question 8 of 10

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

Emily Dickinson

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Elizabeth Browning

Sylvia Plath

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Question 9 of 10

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

Al Pacino

Jack Nicholson

Tom Hanks

Robert DeNiro

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Question 10 of 10

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

The Lone Ranger

Matt Dillon

Joe Friday

Superman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: 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.

2. 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?

Answer: Law

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

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

Answer: 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.

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

Answer: 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.

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

Answer: All of these were elements of Freud's theories

All of the ideas listed are key components of Freudian thought.

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

Answer: Keats

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

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

Answer: Polonius

The line comes from "Hamlet", of course. They come from the advice given by Polonius to Laertes.

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

Answer: Emily Dickinson

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

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

Answer: Jack Nicholson

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

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

Answer: Superman

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

Source: Author robert362

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