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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?
(a) Animals.
(b) Warriors.
(c) The unenlightened.
(d) Philosophers.

2. 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.

3. How are eccentricities dealt with in people who are otherwise fit to enter a mannered upper class?
(a) They become ammunition for expulsion from that upper class.
(b) They are politely ignored.
(c) They are molded into good manners.
(d) They become a matter of amusement.

4. According to Emerson, heroism is the unwavering determination to do the right thing combined with a supremely ______.
(a) Hearty spirit.
(b) Balanced mind.
(c) Good heart.
(d) Strong body.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does true friendship require, according to Emerson?

3. What is the function of art, according to Emerson?

4. How does the love between a man and woman usually begin?

5. According to Emerson, what is a faint reflection of proper manners?

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