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

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

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

4. What view does Emerson take of human love in "Love"?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Physical.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Logical.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?

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

4. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?

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

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