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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Henry invite Ellen?
(a) A picnic.
(b) A walk.
(c) A boat ride.
(d) A swim.

2. What is Transcendentalism?
(a) A way of traveling from one continent to another.
(b) The belief in karma, nirvana, and reincarnation.
(c) A person's thoughts or emotions that transcend or rise above their external perceptions.
(d) A Christian denomination, similar to the Methodist faith.

3. To what does Henry compare Waldo lecturing?
(a) A Unitarian preacher.
(b) An old college professor.
(c) A Roman emperor giving away gold coins
(d) The President of the United States.

4. Henry and his mother keep talking, and she tells him she does not know who he is. How does he reply?
(a) He is himself.
(b) He has changed.
(c) He is who he has always been.
(d) He is the same.

5. What does Ball threaten to do to Henry?
(a) Report him to the School Committee.
(b) Cancel his courses.
(c) Reprimand him.
(d) Fire him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Waldo, who is clearly quite old, is losing his senses, mistakes what for a person?

2. What does Henry tell Waldo and Lydian about what must be done?

3. Why will Henry not pay his taxes?

4. What does Henry offer to Waldo and Lydian?

5. What does Henry then urge all his students not to do but to savor their sensations of the world?

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