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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Heroism | The Over-Soul.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Selected Writings"?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Plato.
(d) Napoleon.

2. According to Emerson, who "should see that he can live all history in his own person"?
(a) The philosopher.
(b) The historian.
(c) The scholar.
(d) The enlightened individual.

3. How does the love between a man and woman usually begin?
(a) With shy flirtations.
(b) In hot-blooded youth.
(c) Quietly, like a summer breeze.
(d) With fire and passion.

4. How is the soul different from the physical body, according to Emerson?
(a) It is lighter than the physical body.
(b) It is not bounded by time or space.
(c) It must conform to the laws of God.
(d) It can fall prey to temptations of the heart, while the human heart can be steeled against pain.

5. According to "An Address", what subverts the truly moral character of man?
(a) European academia.
(b) American politics.
(c) Industry.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Self-Reliance", what can bring you peace?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the categories Emerson divides the world into?

4. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?

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

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