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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Manners | Gifts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What direction is character aligned with, according to Emerson?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What seldom-acknowledged factor in coloring people's experience is a large part of everyone's life?

2. How should one be a man, according to "Self-Reliance"?

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

4. True prudence does not question ______ laws.

5. How should history be understood, according to Emerson's essay "History"?

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