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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?
(a) The Second Church of Boston.
(b) St. Louis Cathedral.
(c) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

2. The power of ______ lies in their ability to awaken us to the universal and timeless laws of man and nature.
(a) The arts.
(b) Historians.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Philosophers.

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

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

5. What is the ultimate effect of two lovers drawing closer to each other spiritually?
(a) Understanding each other on an intellectual level.
(b) Drawing closer to each other physically.
(c) Drawing closer to God.
(d) Drawing closer to each other emotionally.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what style is "Selected Writings" written?

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

3. What view does Emerson take of human love in "Love"?

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

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

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