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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) Rebelling against the way they were raised.
(c) Drugs and alcohol.
(d) Education and philosophy.

2. What is the direction of nature and human consciousness?
(a) Walking an endless circle.
(b) The creation of ever-widening circles.
(c) An unlighted path.
(d) Like a labyrinth that turns in on itself.

3. In what year was Plato born?
(a) 427 B.C.
(b) 427 A.D.
(c) 431 A.D.
(d) 431 B.C.

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

5. How is truth revealed, according to "Intellect"?
(a) As a butterfly from a caterpillar.
(b) As a wandering light.
(c) As a bolt of lightning.
(d) As a wave in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What denomination did Ripley come from?

3. What word did Plato use to explain opposites joined together, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?

4. To whom is "Ezra Ripley, D.D." a tribute?

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

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