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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emerson say one should keep a healthy balance on earth, according to "Compensation"?
(a) Repay all debts as soon as possible.
(b) Give back to nature.
(c) Do not acquire wealth.
(d) Give back to society.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of "An Address"?

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

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

4. Which of the following is the Gospel that makes mention of repetition of the Lord's Supper in worship, according to Emerson?

5. What example does Emerson use in "Spiritual Laws" to demonstrate the effects of force-feeding children questions and answers of little interest?

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