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

2. What view does Emerson take of human love in "Love"?
(a) Logical.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Physical.

3. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Animals.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) The unenlightened.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.

3. In what year was "Nature" published?

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

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

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