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