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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 with a reverted eye, beyond the past.
(b) When he lives with nature in the present, above time.
(c) When he lives in harmony with nature, above all.
(d) When he lives in harmony with his character, beyond blame.

2. Why does Emerson say that it is difficult to live his rule?
(a) Because you will always find people who know your character better than you.
(b) Because you will always have to worry about what other people think
(c) Because you will always find people who know your duty better than you.
(d) Because you will never find friends.

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

4. What does Emerson say he will do if he is the Devil's child?
(a) He will try to find God.
(b) He will live wholly.
(c) He will find the doctrines of the church.
(d) He will live from the Devil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say is the lesson great works of art teach us?

2. "The voyage of the best ship is..."

3. What is "Himmaleh"?

4. Which of the following does Emerson NOT use as an example of self-sufficiency?

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

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