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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through English Traits.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Magna Carta, American Revolution, and habeas corpus reveal about the English?
(a) They have greatly influenced government all over the world.
(b) They have a rich history.
(c) They are prone to bureaucracy.
(d) They will fight savagely for individual rights.

2. According to "Self-Reliance", what can bring you peace?
(a) Nothing but yourself.
(b) Nothing but nature.
(c) Nothing but God.
(d) Nothing but independence.

3. What is one aspect of the English Emerson admires?
(a) Their government rituals.
(b) Their spirituality.
(c) Their slow-to-anger steadiness.
(d) Their military.

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

5. Which of the following is the best and most efficient type of economy for man, according to Emerson?
(a) Public bureaucracy.
(b) Democratic republic.
(c) Private enterprise.
(d) Enlightened socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the people within a commune did not work equally, what does Emerson say the harder-working individuals would do?

2. What year is the focus of "New England Reformers"?

3. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?

4. What is the flower of the English aristocracy, according to Emerson?

5. What word or phrase means a belief that God's grace allows an individual to ignore all laws, divine and terrestrial?

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