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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Heroism | The Over-Soul.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?
(a) The Second Church of Boston.
(b) St. Louis Cathedral.
(c) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

2. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.
(a) Psychological evaluation.
(b) The person's passions.
(c) The direction of the mind.
(d) Cultural instruction.

3. The power of ______ lies in their ability to awaken us to the universal and timeless laws of man and nature.
(a) Philosophers.
(b) The arts.
(c) Historians.
(d) Scholars.

4. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?
(a) The downtrodden.
(b) Religious mystics.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

5. How should history be understood, according to Emerson's essay "History"?
(a) As a piece of the puzzle of the human experience.
(b) As biography.
(c) As subjective narrative.
(d) As the first and most basic art form.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Emerson call prudence, according to "Prudence"?

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

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

5. Who is the author of "Selected Writings"?

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