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Essays, First And Second Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 1. In which essay does Emerson discuss the importance of individuality?
A) Nature
B) Self-Reliance
C) Experience
D) The Over-Soul
  • 2. What is the main focus of the essay 'Nature'?
A) Scientific inquiry
B) The relationship between humans and nature
C) Historical perspectives
D) Political structures
  • 3. What does Emerson urge people to trust in?
A) Their intuition
B) Society
C) Tradition
D) Authority
  • 4. In 'Self-Reliance', Emerson states that consistency is?
A) Essential to integrity
B) A sign of maturity
C) A virtue to be upheld
D) The hobgoblin of little minds
  • 5. How does Emerson view the concept of genius in his essays?
A) As inherent to every individual
B) As a social construct
C) As a rare gift
D) As a product of education
  • 6. What did Emerson think of organized religion?
A) He strongly supported it
B) He was indifferent
C) He defined it strictly
D) He was critical of it
  • 7. What does Emerson mean by 'Trust thyself'?
A) Follow the opinions of others
B) Be true to your own instincts and beliefs
C) Seek external validation
D) Ignore your instincts
  • 8. Emerson is often associated with which intellectual movement?
A) Modernism
B) Transcendentalism
C) Realism
D) Postmodernism
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