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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary tool of the poet?
(a) Truth.
(b) Language.
(c) Experience.
(d) Imagination.

2. How does Emerson suggest his readers should acquire art?
(a) By following their hearts.
(b) By creating it themselves.
(c) By reading about what's popular at the time.
(d) By listening to art dealers.

3. What is the subject of "An Address"?
(a) Nature.
(b) Academics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Religion.

4. According to Emerson's "The Over-Soul", which of the following is NOT the essence of the over-soul?
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Intellectual discussion.
(c) Human consciousness.
(d) An indwelling sense of God.

5. Whom does Emerson especially urge to experience their own heroism?
(a) The downtrodden.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Religious mystics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose minds are formed in a certain direction, according to "Spiritual Laws"?

2. According to Emerson, heroism is the unwavering determination to do the right thing combined with a supremely ______.

3. What is bereft of models of heroism, according to Emerson's "Heroism"?

4. How was "The Transcendentalist" originally delivered?

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

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