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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Art | The Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?
(a) Animals.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) The unenlightened.
(d) Warriors.

2. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?
(a) Secular society.
(b) Public education.
(c) Contemporary literature.
(d) Historical folklore.

3. What is the subject of "An Address"?
(a) Academics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Nature.

4. What is the primary tool of the poet?
(a) Experience.
(b) Language.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Truth.

5. What does Emerson link with transcendentalism in "The Transcendentalist"?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Islam.
(c) Native American practices.
(d) Buddhism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Self-Reliance", what can bring you peace?

2. What is the function of art, according to Emerson?

3. How does the love between a man and woman usually begin?

4. What is the ultimate effect of two lovers drawing closer to each other spiritually?

5. According to "Compensation", by what is mankind defined?

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