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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Abraham Lincoln.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one danger of over-refinement?
(a) The loss of the individual.
(b) A lack of appreciation for society.
(c) Difficulty functioning in the world.
(d) A lack of appreciation for solitude.

2. What does Emerson say is difficult because "solitude is impracticable, and society fatal"?
(a) Finding a balance between society and solitude.
(b) Living in solitude.
(c) Functioning in society as a genius.
(d) Creating an effective society.

3. What do the Magna Carta, American Revolution, and habeas corpus reveal about the English?
(a) They will fight savagely for individual rights.
(b) They have a rich history.
(c) They are prone to bureaucracy.
(d) They have greatly influenced government all over the world.

4. How does Emerson describe culture AND humans?
(a) Malleable.
(b) Not unlike nature.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Gold.

5. What does Plato's concept of the dichotomy of the body and soul provide the foundation for, according to Emerson?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) America's bipartisanism.
(c) Christianity's monotheism.
(d) Paganism's polytheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first poem in the collection "Poetry"?

2. What is the direction of nature and human consciousness?

3. In what style is "Selected Writings" written?

4. What does true friendship require, according to Emerson?

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

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