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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Emerson say is most important about verses like the ones he mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) The sentiment they instill.
(b) The writer's character.
(c) The writer's true feelings.
(d) The thoughts they contain.

3. What does Emerson not recommend dragging about in his discussion of past acts?
(a) The corpse of your memory.
(b) The deadweight of contradiction.
(c) The burden of the public.
(d) The carcass of your consistency.

4. What word does Emerson use to describe people who live their own opinion "in the midst of the crowd"?
(a) Ingenious.
(b) Base.
(c) Great.
(d) Independent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a hobgoblin?

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

4. What does Emerson say he will do if he is the Devil's child?

5. What does Emerson suggest about philanthropy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emerson hold Moses, Plato and Milton in such high regard?

2. What does Emerson mean in paragraph 6 when he describes the voices we hear in solitude as "grown faint and inaudible as we enter into the world"?

3. Explain Emerson's comparison in paragraph 15 of a character to an acrostic.

4. Explain Emerson's comparison of the white man to the New Zealander.

5. In paragraph 33, Emerson says, "We are become timorous, desponding whimperers." Explain what he means by this.

6. What does Emerson say about property?

7. Who are Alfred, Scanderbeg and Gustavus, referred to in paragraph 19?

8. In paragraph 10, Emerson gives a long account of exactly why he objects to conformity. His objection relates to personal "force" and the perception of character. Can you explain this objection?

9. How does Emerson feel about travel? Explain why.

10. Explain Emerson's example of "boys who are sure of a dinner" from paragraph 5.

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