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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How was "The Transcendentalist" originally delivered?
(a) As a lecture.
(b) As a eulogy.
(c) As a commencement address.
(d) As a letter to Henry David Thoreau.

3. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.
(a) Psychological evaluation.
(b) Cultural instruction.
(c) The person's passions.
(d) The direction of the mind.

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

5. How does the love between a man and woman usually begin?
(a) With fire and passion.
(b) Quietly, like a summer breeze.
(c) With shy flirtations.
(d) In hot-blooded youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Self-Reliance", the important thing is to be one's ______.

2. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?

3. To whom does Emerson attribute the term "transcendentalism"?

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

5. What does Emerson link with transcendentalism in "The Transcendentalist"?

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