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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are boys sure of in Emerson's example of how boys speak their mind?
(a) Their dinner.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their friends.
(d) Themselves.

3. Who does Emerson say babies conform to?
(a) The world at large.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Everybody.
(d) Their parents.

4. What is it that we put on in company according to Emerson?
(a) A forced smile.
(b) A new set of opinions.
(c) A feigned laugh.
(d) Our best dress.

5. Which of the following movements did Emerson NOT mention in his listing of "institutions"?
(a) The Mongolian Empire.
(b) Monachism.
(c) The Reformation.
(d) Abolition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson call history a parable of?

2. What does Emerson say the muscles are moved by in his discussion of company?

3. According to Emerson, when will man finally be happy?

4. Which of the following did Emerson NOT say by name is misunderstood?

5. What does Emerson wish adults could return to?

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