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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "Self-Reliance", the important thing is to be one's ______.
(a) Inner self.
(b) Authentic self.
(c) Natural self.
(d) Spiritual self.

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

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

4. What is the primary tool of the poet?
(a) Truth.
(b) Language.
(c) Experience.
(d) Imagination.

5. What example does Emerson use in "Spiritual Laws" to demonstrate the effects of force-feeding children questions and answers of little interest?
(a) Public school.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Sunday school.
(d) Discipline at home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to "Self-Reliance", what can bring you peace?

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

4. Into how many categories does prudence manifest itself, according to Emerson?

5. What kind of friendship does Emerson prefer?

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