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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Society and Solitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a new experience of reality evidenced, according to "Art"?
(a) The artist's personality.
(b) The artist's childhood experiences.
(c) The artist's work.
(d) The artist's intellect.

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

3. What type of man idolized Napoleon, according to Emerson?
(a) The common man.
(b) The intellectual man.
(c) His idolization spanned all types of men.
(d) The natural man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emerson say one should keep a healthy balance on earth, according to "Compensation"?

2. According to "Compensation", which of the following is NOT one of the realms mentioned that achieves a balance between positive and negative forces?

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

4. What example does Emerson use in "Spiritual Laws" to demonstrate the effects of force-feeding children questions and answers of little interest?

5. Why are nominalists more popular?

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