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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) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) St. Louis Cathedral.

2. According to Emerson, who "should see that he can live all history in his own person"?
(a) The enlightened individual.
(b) The scholar.
(c) The philosopher.
(d) The historian.

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

4. Which of the following is the Gospel that makes mention of repetition of the Lord's Supper in worship, according to Emerson?
(a) John.
(b) Luke.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Mark.

5. At what college did Emerson give "The American Scholar" as an address?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Oxford.
(c) New York University.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Self-Reliance", what can bring you peace?

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

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

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

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

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