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