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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. What philosopher did Emerson say was the beginning and end of all philosophy?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Immanuel Kant.
(d) Plato.

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

3. What denomination did Ripley come from?
(a) Quaker.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Puritanism.
(d) Catholic.

4. What does Plato's concept of the dichotomy of the body and soul provide the foundation for, according to Emerson?
(a) Christianity's monotheism.
(b) Paganism's polytheism.
(c) America's bipartisanism.
(d) The afterlife.

5. How do people try to change old patterns in their lives?
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) Rebelling against the way they were raised.
(c) Art and music.
(d) Education and philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say people hope to have happen to old patterns?

2. How does Emerson describe Ripley?

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

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

5. Who was Plato's teacher?

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