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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.
(a) Thought; language.
(b) Thought; culture.
(c) Culture; literature.
(d) Language; literature.

3. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Animals.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) The unenlightened.

4. What does Emerson link with transcendentalism in "The Transcendentalist"?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Native American practices.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what year was "Nature" published?

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

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