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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ezra Ripley, D.D..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emerson describe Ripley?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Friendly to the point of being naive.
(c) A natural gentlemen.
(d) Cold.

2. To whom is "Ezra Ripley, D.D." a tribute?
(a) Emerson's uncle.
(b) Emerson's childhood best friend.
(c) Emerson's academic advisor.
(d) Emerson's stepfather.

3. How is truth revealed, according to "Intellect"?
(a) As a wandering light.
(b) As a wave in the ocean.
(c) As a bolt of lightning.
(d) As a butterfly from a caterpillar.

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

5. What did Plato emphasize over the body, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?
(a) The heart.
(b) Faith.
(c) Human relationships.
(d) The human soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Ripley have before entering college?

2. What word did Plato use to explain opposites joined together, according to "Plato, or the Philosopher"?

3. In what year was Plato born?

4. What group did Emerson share "Ezra Ripley, D.D." with?

5. What does Emerson say people hope to have happen to old patterns?

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