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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emerson link with transcendentalism in "The Transcendentalist"?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Native American practices.
(d) Islam.

2. In what style is "Selected Writings" written?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Essay.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Address.

3. Who sees through appearances and trends to seize life and speak truth?
(a) The academic.
(b) The poet.
(c) The artist.
(d) The philosopher.

4. What is the subject of "An Address"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Nature.
(c) Politics.
(d) Academics.

5. What is the only permanent thing in the universe, according to Emerson?
(a) Scientific thought.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) God.
(d) Impermanence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say people hope to have happen to old patterns?

2. What is the direction of nature and human consciousness?

3. According to "Compensation", which of the following is NOT one of the realms mentioned that achieves a balance between positive and negative forces?

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

5. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?

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