Self-Reliance Quiz Questions | Quiz: Paragraphs 19-27

Quiz: Paragraphs 19-27

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Emerson mentions something personal to him that makes "no reference" to the past and simply exists with God today. What is it?
a) His house.
b) His roses.
c) His patron saint.
d) His book.

2. What does Emerson claim has happened to "the highest truth on this subject" in referencing the point of the essay overall?
a) It remains unsaid.
b) It shall remain a mystery.
c) It cannot prevail.
d) It cannot be understood.

3. What will we gladly do when we have "new perception"?
a) "Use words as good when occasion comes."
b) "Live with God."
c) "Disburden the memory of its hoarded treasures."
d) "Live as strong men."

4. What is the...
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