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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 19-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Emerson, when will man finally be happy?
(a) When he lives in harmony with his character, beyond blame.
(b) When he lives with a reverted eye, beyond the past.
(c) When he lives with nature in the present, above time.
(d) When he lives in harmony with nature, above all.

2. How does Emerson describe perception?
(a) Perception is something one chooses on one's own.
(b) Perception should be contradicted.
(c) Perception is different for each person.
(d) Perception is as much a fact as the sun.

3. What does Emerson call history a parable of?
(a) My being and becoming.
(b) Phraseology in another country.
(c) Right and wrong.
(d) Time and space.

4. What does Emerson say "...is all that concerns..." him?
(a) My own charities.
(b) What I must do.
(c) What I believe.
(d) My own thought.

5. Which words does Emerson want to have "gazetted and ridiculous henceforward"?
(a) Society and philanthropy.
(b) Mediocrity and contentment.
(c) Memory and reality.
(d) Conformity and consistency.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Nature suffers nothing to remain in her kingdoms which..."?

2. When does Emerson claim power ceases?

3. What does Emerson say tendency does to variety of actions?

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

5. Why does Emerson say a character is "like an acrostic"?

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