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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 character.
(b) The sentiment they instill.
(c) The thoughts they contain.
(d) The writer's true feelings.

3. Which of the following figures does Emerson not mention as being an example of speaking one's mind?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Moses.
(d) Milton.

4. What does Emerson suggest one should accept in regards to divine providence?
(a) The feelings divine providence has instilled in them.
(b) The place divine providence has found for them.
(c) The work divine providence has allotted them.
(d) The ideas divine providence has instilled in them.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Emerson give as his reason for insisting that we "...must accept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny..."?

3. What does Emerson suggest about philanthropy?

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. What does Emerson claim is the virtue "in most request"?

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