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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 19-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Emerson give for good deeds?
(a) Some men do good deeds as a spectacle for others.
(b) Some men do good deeds to quiet their conscience.
(c) Some men do good deeds because it is their intrinsic duty.
(d) Some men do good deeds when they are of decent character.

2. On what does Emerson say we will be advancing if we live as "guides, redeemers and benefactors"?
(a) Chaos and the Devil.
(b) Chaos and the Dark.
(c) Evil and the Dark.
(d) Evil and Chaos.

3. Who instructed the world, according to Emerson?
(a) The world's priests.
(b) The world's teachers.
(c) The world's kings.
(d) The world's geniuses.

4. What does Emerson say members are trying to secure in his comparison to joint-stock companies?
(a) Their bread.
(b) Their profits.
(c) Their reputations.
(d) Their jobs.

5. What "plays us false" in history?
(a) Our ceremonies.
(b) Our memories.
(c) Our imaginations.
(d) Our kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emerson say the youth speaks forcefully to?

2. How does Emerson measure the degree to which a thing is real?

3. What does Emerson say a man speaking his opinions would do to other men?

4. What is Emerson referring to when he writes: "...seated at their heart, working through their hands..." in his description of those living according to his recommendations?

5. Why does Emerson say a character is "like an acrostic"?

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