A. the ego
B. nature
C. a child
D. a psalm
✅ The correct answer is option C.
39. In Self-Reliance, Emerson talks about how individuals should not conform to what?
A. the churchs morals
B. societal norms
C. the ego
D. their intuition
✅ The correct answer is option B.
36. What is the name of the journal launched by the Transcendentalists?
A. the eye
B. transcend
C. the dial
D. nature
✅ The correct answer is option C.
33. What is NOT one of the influences upon Emerson’s thinking?
A. idealism
B. epicureanism
C. stoicism
D. romanticism
✅ The correct answer is option B.
30. What is society compared to in “Self Reliance?”
A. chaos
B. joint-stock company
C. conspiracy
D. nothing
✅ The correct answer is option B.
27. Why must men seek solitude as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”?
A. to value society upon return
B. to experience nature
C. to think without the influence of society
D. to find god
✅ The correct answer is option C.
24. What does Emerson consider a valid form of prayer in “Self Reliance?”?
A. latin liturgy
B. a long, quiet walk
C. meditation
D. right action
✅ The correct answer is option D.
22. On what basis does progress occur as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”
A. spiritual
B. individual
C. societal
D. corporate
✅ The correct answer is option B.
20. What does Emerson say has made men weak and afraid of truth in “Self Reliance?”?
A. politics
B. indifference
C. fear
D. pretence
✅ The correct answer is option D.
58. Why do people not trust themselves as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”
A. theyve never had a pure thought
B. societal disapproval and foolish consistency
C. fear of failure
D. they are separated from nature
✅ The correct answer is option B.