Super Quiz

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level. Subject: LAST WORDS Identify the speaker. Some are apocryphal. Hints are provided. (e.g., “Die ... that’s the last thing I shall do!” British statesman. Answer: Lord Palmerston.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. “Et tu, Brute?” Roman general and statesman. Answer________ 2. “Kiss me, Hardy.” British admiral aboard the Victory. Answer________ 3. “I’m bored with it all.” British prime minister.

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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. “All my possessions for a moment of time.” Queen of England. Answer________ 5. “I have not told half of what I saw.” Venetian traveler. Answer________ 6. “Too kind, too kind.” British nurse when given the Order of Merit.

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PH.D. LEVEL

7. “I am just going outside and may be some time.” Antarctic explorer. Answer________ 8. “Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius.” Athenian philosopher. Answer________ 9. “Either that wallpaper goes or I do.” Irish-born British dramatist.

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SCORING:

18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?