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