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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If the people within a commune did not work equally, what does Emerson say the harder-working individuals would do?
(a) Create a hierarchy and rule the weaker workers.
(b) Grow agitated and start fighting among themselves.
(c) Defect and start another commune.
(d) Defect and seek fortunes in the larger world.

2. What philosopher did Emerson say was the beginning and end of all philosophy?
(a) Plato.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Immanuel Kant.
(d) Socrates.

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

4. What allows humans to survive culturally, according to Emerson?
(a) Adaptability.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Education.
(d) Faith.

5. What did Plato emphasize over the body, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?
(a) The human soul.
(b) Faith.
(c) Human relationships.
(d) The heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say is difficult because "solitude is impracticable, and society fatal"?

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

3. In what year was Plato born?

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

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

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