View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Emerson say about communion in "The Lord's Supper"?
(a) It is the most important ritual in Christianity.
(b) It should only be observed as part of Last Rites.
(c) It is a meaningless ritual.
(d) It was a miracle that is downplayed in the Bible.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The power of ______ lies in their ability to awaken us to the universal and timeless laws of man and nature.

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

3. How should one be a man, according to "Self-Reliance"?

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

5. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 242 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample