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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Spiritual Laws | Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Self-Reliance", the important thing is to be one's ______.
(a) Spiritual self.
(b) Authentic self.
(c) Inner self.
(d) Natural self.

2. What did Emerson say about communion in "The Lord's Supper"?
(a) It is a meaningless ritual.
(b) It should only be observed as part of Last Rites.
(c) It was a miracle that is downplayed in the Bible.
(d) It is the most important ritual in Christianity.

3. To whom does Emerson attribute the term "transcendentalism"?
(a) President Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Immanuel Kant.
(c) The Buddha.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?

2. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the categories Emerson divides the world into?

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

5. According to "Compensation", which of the following is NOT one of the realms mentioned that achieves a balance between positive and negative forces?

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