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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a hieroglyphic as referred to in talking about virtue paid to kings, nobles and great proprietors?
(a) An Egyptian pictogram.
(b) A puzzle.
(c) A monument.
(d) A symbol.

2. When does Emerson claim that the luster "will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen"?
(a) When men act with original views.
(b) When men begin using their reason.
(c) When men begin to trust in themselves.
(d) When men begin to realize their own value.

3. Whom does Emerson say we should awaken when entering "into the state of war"?
(a) Mars and Jupiter.
(b) Camulus and Cocidius.
(c) Zeus and Hera.
(d) Thor and Woden.

4. What does Emerson call history a parable of?
(a) Time and space.
(b) My being and becoming.
(c) Right and wrong.
(d) Phraseology in another country.

5. Who said "To the persevering mortal ... the blessed Immortals are swift"?
(a) Zoroaster.
(b) Bonduca.
(c) Caliph Ali.
(d) Fletcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emerson describe the relationship between the soul and the "divine spirit"?

2. Which emotions does Emerson say are beneath the state of having "life in yourself"?

3. What does Emerson claim society never does?

4. Which is the definition of the word "valors" when Caratach is admonished to inquire the mind of the god Audate and replies: "His hidden meaning lies in our endeavours; Our valors are our best gods.")?

5. What is the attribute of the Supreme Cause according to Emerson?

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