The primary purpose of the passage is to

The passage is most relevant to which of the following areas of study?

It can be inferred that the idea of "an organic relationship between the self and the cosmos" (see lines 44–45) is necessary to the thinking of the five writers because such a relationship

The author discusses "the democratic ethic" (see lines 26–34) in order to

It can be inferred that intuition is important to the five writers primarily because it provides them with

The author quotes Whitman primarily in order to

According to the passage, the five writers object to the scientific method primarily because they think it

The author’s discussion of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman is primarily concerned with explaining

The “new scholarship” mentioned in the first paragraph suggests which of the following concerning the “promises” mentioned in lines 4–5?

It can be inferred that the analyses of the author of the passage and the scholars mentioned in lines 20–23 (After…legislative victories) differ with regard to which of the following?