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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only permanent thing in the universe, according to Emerson?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) God.
(c) Scientific thought.
(d) Impermanence.

2. How was "The Transcendentalist" originally delivered?
(a) As a eulogy.
(b) As a commencement address.
(c) As a lecture.
(d) As a letter to Henry David Thoreau.

3. What aspect of man does "Nominalist and Realist" delve into?
(a) Greed.
(b) Bipolar nature.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Psychology.

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

5. What was Napoleon's opinion of inherited monarchy?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Envy.
(d) Adulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do we pass through life, according to "Experience"?

2. At what college did Emerson give "The American Scholar" as an address?

3. What, with friendship, creates a "cordial goodwill," according to "Friendship"?

4. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?

5. According to "Society and Solitude", what is necessary for men to formulate thoughts?

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