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

2. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?
(a) Public education.
(b) Historical folklore.
(c) Secular society.
(d) Contemporary literature.

3. What does Emerson call prudence, according to "Prudence"?
(a) The path to peace.
(b) The virtue of the senses.
(c) The beginning of the end.
(d) The way of men.

4. How should one be a man, according to "Self-Reliance"?
(a) Live in nature.
(b) Be a nonconformist.
(c) Follow man's laws.
(d) Follow God's laws.

5. Into how many categories does prudence manifest itself, according to Emerson?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) At least five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?

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

3. True prudence does not question ______ laws.

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

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

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