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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Do not flatter your benefactors"?
(a) An unnamed Indian guru.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Buddha.

2. How was "The Transcendentalist" originally delivered?
(a) As a eulogy.
(b) As a letter to Henry David Thoreau.
(c) As a commencement address.
(d) As a lecture.

3. What happens when you greatly admire or revere someone?
(a) You emulate them.
(b) You raise them to perfection in your mind.
(c) You become jealous of them.
(d) You resent them.

4. What is the purpose of manners, according to Emerson's "Manners"?
(a) To facilitate the creation and function of society.
(b) To demonstrate superiority over animals and savages.
(c) To establish social ranking.
(d) To foster intellectual discussion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary tool of the poet?

2. What direction is character aligned with, according to Emerson?

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

4. What does Emerson call prudence, according to "Prudence"?

5. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American scholars to foster and support the development of truly American ______ and ______.

(see the answer key)

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