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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, what are heroes attended by?
(a) The worship of others.
(b) Their victories.
(c) A visible escort of angels.
(d) An undying light.

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

3. How does Emerson describe the relationship between the soul and the "divine spirit"?
(a) Loving.
(b) Harmonious.
(c) Strained.
(d) Pure.

4. What does Emerson say will happen if one does not put his heart into his work?
(a) His genius will desert him.
(b) God will desert him.
(c) His family will desert him.
(d) His friends will desert him.

5. What does Emerson claim is the only thing that is sacred?
(a) The goodness of the world.
(b) Names and customs.
(c) Tradition.
(d) The integrity of one's own mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which effort does Emerson insist we obey?

2. What does Emerson say are "but physiological colors which the eye makes"?

3. What does Emerson say is most important about verses like the ones he mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?

4. Who wrote the verses that Emerson mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?

5. What does Emerson say conformity does in his objection to it?

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