The American Scholar

The American Scholar

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The American Scholar

The American Scholar

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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