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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Emancipation in the British West Indies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of "An Address"?
(a) Nature.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Academics.

2. Which of the following is the best and most efficient type of economy for man, according to Emerson?
(a) Democratic republic.
(b) Public bureaucracy.
(c) Private enterprise.
(d) Enlightened socialism.

3. What right of individuals has never been tried as the foundation of a state?
(a) Employment.
(b) Trust.
(c) Reverence.
(d) Love.

4. According to "Society and Solitude", what is necessary for men to formulate thoughts?
(a) Both solitude and society.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Society.
(d) Education.

5. According to Emerson, heroism is the unwavering determination to do the right thing combined with a supremely ______.
(a) Hearty spirit.
(b) Good heart.
(c) Balanced mind.
(d) Strong body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson see evidence of everywhere he looks in society?

2. Which of the following is NOT a way men of genius maintain their distance from others?

3. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?

4. How is a new experience of reality evidenced, according to "Art"?

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

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