
The American Scholar
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Ralph Waldo Emerson's date of birth?
May 25, 1810
May 25, 1803
May 25, 1799
May 25, 1813
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did he deliver his speech "The American Scholar"?
At the Literary Society of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut
At the Union League Club of Columbia University in New York City
At the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
At the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston, Massachusetts
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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When did he deliver his speech?
1827
1817
1847
1837
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is transcendentalism?
A philosophy that values nature, individual intuition, and the idea that people are naturally good
A belief in strict religious rules and traditions
A movement that focused on science and technology
A political system based on democracy and capitalism
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Emerson’s speech "The American Scholar," what does the term “scholar” represent?
Someone who pursues academic success mainly to gain wealth
Someone who simply experiences typical student life in American colleges
Someone who criticizes education and promotes a return to religious study
Someone who breaks away from European ideas to become an independent thinker, leader, and truthful voice for society
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What are the main themes of the speech?
Strict religious obedience, economic success, and political power
Intellectual independence, the importance of nature, individual self-reliance, and the scholar’s responsibility to society
Imitating European thinkers, focusing solely on scientific facts, and avoiding creativity
The rejection of education and promoting isolation from society
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