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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 does Emerson suggest his readers should acquire art?
(a) By listening to art dealers.
(b) By creating it themselves.
(c) By following their hearts.
(d) By reading about what's popular at the time.

2. According to Emerson's "The Over-Soul", which of the following is NOT the essence of the over-soul?
(a) An indwelling sense of God.
(b) Human consciousness.
(c) Intellectual discussion.
(d) Spirituality.

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

4. How will society become better, according to Emerson?
(a) With more government.
(b) With grass-roots governments.
(c) By giving the government control over personal freedoms.
(d) With less government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another phrase for the over-soul, according to Emerson?

2. What does Plato's concept of the dichotomy of the body and soul provide the foundation for, according to Emerson?

3. What type of man idolized Napoleon, according to Emerson?

4. What allows humans to survive culturally, according to Emerson?

5. Why are nominalists more popular?

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