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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fugitive Slave Law.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word did Plato use to explain opposites joined together, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?
(a) Synergy.
(b) Synthesis.
(c) Dichotomy.
(d) Fusion.

3. What did Plato emphasize over the body, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?
(a) The human soul.
(b) Human relationships.
(c) The heart.
(d) Faith.

4. How does Emerson say we become aware of the changes in our lives brought on by experience?
(a) By observing those same changes in other people's lives.
(b) Through prayer.
(c) By living our lives.
(d) In retrospect.

5. According to Emerson, what is one negative effect of men isolating themselves?
(a) Extreme independence.
(b) Not being aware of current events.
(c) Not being aware of societal changes.
(d) Making themselves unfit for marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What credibility did Emerson have to discuss the topic of "An Address"?

5. Which of the following is NOT learned by humans to survive culturally?

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