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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) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
(b) The Second Church of Boston.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) St. Louis Cathedral.

2. How should one be a man, according to "Self-Reliance"?
(a) Be a nonconformist.
(b) Follow God's laws.
(c) Follow man's laws.
(d) Live in nature.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Compensation", by what is mankind defined?

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

4. How was "The Transcendentalist" originally delivered?

5. How does Emerson say one should keep a healthy balance on earth, according to "Compensation"?

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