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

2. What word did Plato use to explain opposites joined together, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?
(a) Synthesis.
(b) Fusion.
(c) Dichotomy.
(d) Synergy.

3. Who was Plato's teacher?
(a) Immanuel Kant.
(b) Socrates.
(c) He was self-taught.
(d) Confucius.

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

5. Where did Ripley graduate college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) New York University.
(c) Boston College.
(d) Princeton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What denomination did Ripley come from?

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

3. What group did Emerson share "Ezra Ripley, D.D." with?

4. What does Plato's concept of the dichotomy of the body and soul provide the foundation for, according to Emerson?

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

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