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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Art | The Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Emerson say one should keep a healthy balance on earth, according to "Compensation"?
(a) Repay all debts as soon as possible.
(b) Give back to society.
(c) Do not acquire wealth.
(d) Give back to nature.

2. According to "Compensation", by what is mankind defined?
(a) Singularity.
(b) Pluralism.
(c) Dualism.
(d) Spirituality.

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

4. How is a new experience of reality evidenced, according to "Art"?
(a) The artist's intellect.
(b) The artist's work.
(c) The artist's childhood experiences.
(d) The artist's personality.

5. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Animals.
(c) The unenlightened.
(d) Philosophers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?

2. What view does Emerson take of human love in "Love"?

3. What credibility did Emerson have to discuss the topic of "An Address"?

4. What is the primary tool of the poet?

5. According to "Self-Reliance", the important thing is to be one's ______.

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