Self-Reliance | Multiple Choice Test Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

This section contains 180 multiple choice questions about Self-Reliance. Multiple choice questions test a student's recall and understanding of the text. Use these questions for chapter quizzes, homework assignments or tests. Jump to the quiz/homework section for the multiple choice worksheets.

Multiple Choice - Paragraphs 1-8

1. What does "Ne te quaesiveris extra" mean?
a) Man is his own star.
b) Do not reach outside yourself.
c) Do not look outside yourself.
d) Every man should do extra work.

2. Who wrote the verses that Emerson mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
a) An unknown sculptor.
b) An well-known painter.
c) An unknown painter.
d) A well-known author.

3. What does Emerson say is most important about verses like the ones he mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
a) The writer's true feelings.
b) The thoughts they contain.
c) The writer's character.
d) The...
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