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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?
(a) St. Louis Cathedral.
(b) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
(c) The Second Church of Boston.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

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

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

4. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.
(a) Culture; literature.
(b) Language; literature.
(c) Thought; culture.
(d) Thought; language.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?

2. How is truth revealed, according to "Intellect"?

3. In what year was "Nature" published?

4. What is the purpose of manners, according to Emerson's "Manners"?

5. Whose principles, which led to a new age in quantum physics, are similar to the ideas hinted at in "Circles"?

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