Self-Reliance Quiz Questions | Quiz: Paragraphs 1-8

Quiz: Paragraphs 1-8

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does Emerson call "...pretty oracles nature yields us..." when talking about examples of trusting oneself?
a) The character of children.
b) The hearts of children.
c) The actions of children.
d) The face and behavior of children.

2. What does Emerson say about the occurrence of virtues?
a) Virtue comes through action.

b) Men are virtuous by nature.
c) Society helps sustain virtue.
d) They are the exception rather than the rule.

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

4. What does Emerson say is most...
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