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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 does Emerson say no man can violate?
(a) His nature.
(b) The laws of society.
(c) The laws of God.
(d) The laws of nature.

2. What does Emerson insist a man must be in order to really be a man?
(a) Fearless.
(b) Nonconformist.
(c) Genuine.
(d) Self-reliant.

3. Emerson says that another person of greater obedience can master him, although he does not do what?
(a) Raise his finger.
(b) Openly challenge him.
(c) Speak a single word.
(d) Appeal to armies.

4. Emerson states, "The way, the thought, the good, shall be wholly strange and new." What does he mean?
(a) That state is unlike anything we've ever experienced.
(b) Each person experiences that state for himself or herself alone.
(c) That state can be disconcerting in the beginning.
(d) When we reach that state, we will finally understand what others meant in describing it.

5. According to Emerson, what is the same to both "kingdom and lordship" and "John and Edward"?
(a) The force of power.
(b) The value of a palace.
(c) The things of life.
(d) The importance of character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say will happen if one does not put his heart into his work?

2. Where does Emerson say it is easy to live after the world's opinion?

3. What has the world been taught by "this colossal symbol," the world's instructors?

4. How does Emerson say he wants his life to be?

5. Emerson mentions something personal to him that makes "no reference" to the past and simply exists with God today. What is it?

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