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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Manners | Gifts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?
(a) Religious mystics.
(b) Women.
(c) Children.
(d) The downtrodden.

2. Whose principles, which led to a new age in quantum physics, are similar to the ideas hinted at in "Circles"?
(a) Leonard Hofstadter's.
(b) Albert Einstein's.
(c) Robert Oppenheimer's.
(d) Gabriele Veneziano's.

3. Who can too often judge and categorize art and literature, according to "The Poet"?
(a) Poets.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Umpires of taste.
(d) Censors of thought.

4. What does Emerson believe about nature?
(a) It is unchanging.
(b) It is bipolar.
(c) It will be the only thing that lasts.
(d) It can be used as an analogy for all aspects of life.

5. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.
(a) Psychological evaluation.
(b) The person's passions.
(c) Cultural instruction.
(d) The direction of the mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Emerson use in "Spiritual Laws" to demonstrate the effects of force-feeding children questions and answers of little interest?

2. What is the only permanent thing in the universe, according to Emerson?

3. The power of ______ lies in their ability to awaken us to the universal and timeless laws of man and nature.

4. Who is the author of "Selected Writings"?

5. According to Emerson, heroism is the unwavering determination to do the right thing combined with a supremely ______.

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