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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Manners | Gifts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is truth revealed, according to "Intellect"?
(a) As a wave in the ocean.
(b) As a bolt of lightning.
(c) As a butterfly from a caterpillar.
(d) As a wandering light.

2. Who can too often judge and categorize art and literature, according to "The Poet"?
(a) Poets.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Umpires of taste.
(d) Censors of thought.

3. How do we pass through life, according to "Experience"?
(a) Pausing to learn from experience.
(b) As children in a maze.
(c) Unaware that it is miraculous.
(d) Vain to think we make a difference in any life except our own.

4. How is a new experience of reality evidenced, according to "Art"?
(a) The artist's childhood experiences.
(b) The artist's work.
(c) The artist's intellect.
(d) The artist's personality.

5. How do people try to change old patterns in their lives?
(a) Rebelling against the way they were raised.
(b) Art and music.
(c) Drugs and alcohol.
(d) Education and philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?

2. Who sees through appearances and trends to seize life and speak truth?

3. What view does Emerson take of human love in "Love"?

4. What is another phrase for the over-soul, according to Emerson?

5. How does Emerson suggest his readers should acquire art?

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