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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 "Compensation", which of the following is NOT one of the realms mentioned that achieves a balance between positive and negative forces?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Societal.
(c) Natural.
(d) Human.

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the categories Emerson divides the world into?
(a) Truth.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Language.
(d) Commodity.

5. What kind of friendship does Emerson prefer?
(a) A rough kind of friendship.
(b) An intellectual friendship.
(c) A friendship that is "evenly matched."
(d) A long-distance friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?

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

3. What are "apologies for gifts," according to Emerson?

4. How are eccentricities dealt with in people who are otherwise fit to enter a mannered upper class?

5. To whom does Emerson attribute the term "transcendentalism"?

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