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

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

3. To whom is "Ezra Ripley, D.D." a tribute?
(a) Emerson's uncle.
(b) Emerson's childhood best friend.
(c) Emerson's stepfather.
(d) Emerson's academic advisor.

4. What group did Emerson share "Ezra Ripley, D.D." with?
(a) Concord's daily newspaper.
(b) A local library group.
(c) Boston College.
(d) The Social Circle of Concord.

5. 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) America's bipartisanism.
(c) Paganism's polytheism.
(d) The afterlife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Ripley have before entering college?

2. What denomination did Ripley come from?

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

4. How do people try to change old patterns in their lives?

5. In what year was Plato born?

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