Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ezra Ripley, D.D..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people try to change old patterns in their lives?
(a) Art and music.
(b) Drugs and alcohol.
(c) Rebelling against the way they were raised.
(d) Education and philosophy.

2. What is the only permanent thing in the universe, according to Emerson?
(a) God.
(b) Impermanence.
(c) Scientific thought.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What did Plato emphasize over the body, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?
(a) The human soul.
(b) Faith.
(c) The heart.
(d) Human relationships.

4. What job did Ripley have before entering college?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Day laborer.
(d) Plumber.

5. What does Plato's concept of the dichotomy of the body and soul provide the foundation for, according to Emerson?
(a) Paganism's polytheism.
(b) America's bipartisanism.
(c) Christianity's monotheism.
(d) The afterlife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What denomination did Ripley come from?

2. What philosopher did Emerson say was the beginning and end of all philosophy?

3. Who was Plato's teacher?

4. What is the direction of nature and human consciousness?

5. How does Emerson describe Ripley?

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