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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Each person has his or her own vocation that can be discovered by ______.
(a) Psychological evaluation.
(b) The direction of the mind.
(c) The person's passions.
(d) Cultural instruction.

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

4. Where did Emerson deliver "The Lord's Supper" as a sermon?
(a) St. Louis Cathedral.
(b) The Second Church of Boston.
(c) Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

5. What does Plato's concept of the dichotomy of the body and soul provide the foundation for, according to Emerson?
(a) The afterlife.
(b) America's bipartisanism.
(c) Christianity's monotheism.
(d) Paganism's polytheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Plato born?

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

3. According to Emerson, who "should see that he can live all history in his own person"?

4. What is the only permanent thing in the universe, according to Emerson?

5. True prudence does not question ______ laws.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what is mirrored in "Intellect". What does this yield?

2. How does Emerson define character? What analogy does he use in his definition?

3. What is transcendentalism, according to "Nature"?

4. What is the benefit of friendship, according to "Friendship"? What is the irony in Emerson's essay?

5. What rights does every individual in a free society have, according to "Politics"?

6. What happens when we admire someone, according to "Nominalist and Realist"?

7. What two major failings of the church does Emerson explain in "An Address"?

8. According to "Compensation", how does nature maintain balance? How can one maintain balance on earth?

9. According to "Self-Reliance", what is the relationship between conformity and being a man?

10. According to "The Over-Soul", what is the over-soul? What happens when individuals come together for the purpose of spiritual growth?

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