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

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

3. How should history be understood, according to Emerson's essay "History"?
(a) As a piece of the puzzle of the human experience.
(b) As subjective narrative.
(c) As the first and most basic art form.
(d) As biography.

4. In what year was "Nature" published?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1835.

5. Who or what is a part of nature, according to "Nature"?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Progress.
(c) Man.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is truth revealed, according to "Intellect"?

3. What is the subject of "An Address"?

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

5. What right of individuals has never been tried as the foundation of a state?

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