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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 "Compensation", by what is mankind defined?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Dualism.
(c) Pluralism.
(d) Singularity.

2. Who is the author of "Selected Writings"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Henry David Thoreau.

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

4. What example does Emerson use in "Spiritual Laws" to demonstrate the effects of force-feeding children questions and answers of little interest?
(a) Discipline at home.
(b) Sunday school.
(c) Public school.
(d) Patriotism.

5. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?
(a) Christianity.
(b) American politics.
(c) Industry.
(d) European academia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Emerson link with transcendentalism in "The Transcendentalist"?

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

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

5. At what college did Emerson give "The American Scholar" as an address?

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