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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 do people try to change old patterns in their lives?
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) Rebelling against the way they were raised.
(c) Education and philosophy.
(d) Art and music.

2. What is the primary tool of the poet?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Truth.
(c) Language.
(d) Experience.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT learned by humans to survive culturally?
(a) New languages.
(b) New survival strategies.
(c) New skills.
(d) New behaviors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How should history be understood, according to Emerson's essay "History"?

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

3. According to Emerson, what can only be glimpsed but never possessed?

4. Into how many categories does prudence manifest itself, according to Emerson?

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

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