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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What credibility did Emerson have to discuss the topic of "An Address"?
(a) He was a college professor.
(b) He lived in a small cabin in the wilderness most of his life.
(c) He was a preacher.
(d) He was a Senator.

2. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?
(a) Religious mystics.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) The downtrodden.

3. Who sees through appearances and trends to seize life and speak truth?
(a) The academic.
(b) The philosopher.
(c) The artist.
(d) The poet.

4. How does Emerson say one should keep a healthy balance on earth, according to "Compensation"?
(a) Give back to nature.
(b) Give back to society.
(c) Repay all debts as soon as possible.
(d) Do not acquire wealth.

5. Who can too often judge and categorize art and literature, according to "The Poet"?
(a) Umpires of taste.
(b) Poets.
(c) Censors of thought.
(d) Philosophers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another phrase for the over-soul, according to Emerson?

2. How was "The Transcendentalist" originally delivered?

3. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.

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

5. According to Emerson's "The Over-Soul", which of the following is NOT the essence of the over-soul?

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