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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 28-End of Essay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emerson say members are required to surrender in his comparison to joint-stock companies?
(a) Nature and freedom.
(b) Liberty and culture.
(c) Culture and education.
(d) Liberty and freedom.

2. No one but whom can teach us "that which (we) can do best"?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Our maker.
(c) Our Divine Spirit.
(d) Our Inner Voice.

3. Why does Emerson say about children's minds?
(a) Their minds are undeveloped.
(b) Their minds are uninfluenced.
(c) Their minds are untrustworthy.
(d) Their minds are whole.

4. What does Emerson say is a conspiracy against manhood?
(a) Society.
(b) Joint-stock companies.
(c) Nature.
(d) The world.

5. Which emotions does Emerson say are beneath the state of having "life in yourself"?
(a) Fear and revenge.
(b) Hope and joy.
(c) Fear and gratitude.
(d) Fear and hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say goes with him everywhere he goes?

2. What does Emerson claim men believe about how they communicate their character?

3. What does Emerson say he has difficulty detecting when people "maintain a dead church"?

4. According to Emerson, what are heroes attended by?

5. What does Emerson say he can anticipate if he knows your sect?

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