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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nominalist and Realist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?
(a) American politics.
(b) Industry.
(c) European academia.
(d) Christianity.

2. How will society become better, according to Emerson?
(a) By giving the government control over personal freedoms.
(b) With grass-roots governments.
(c) With less government.
(d) With more government.

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

4. According to Emerson, what can only be glimpsed but never possessed?
(a) The true purpose of nature.
(b) God's divine design.
(c) The true purpose of mankind.
(d) The true beauties of nature.

5. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.
(a) Thought; language.
(b) Language; literature.
(c) Thought; culture.
(d) Culture; literature.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.

4. According to Emerson, what do realists have on their side?

5. What seldom-acknowledged factor in coloring people's experience is a large part of everyone's life?

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