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

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

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

4. How is the soul different from the physical body, according to Emerson?
(a) It is not bounded by time or space.
(b) It can fall prey to temptations of the heart, while the human heart can be steeled against pain.
(c) It is lighter than the physical body.
(d) It must conform to the laws of God.

5. In what year was Plato born?
(a) 427 A.D.
(b) 431 B.C.
(c) 431 A.D.
(d) 427 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Emerson say egotism likely comes from?

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

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

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

5. According to "Compensation", by what is mankind defined?

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