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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following figures does Emerson not mention as being an example of speaking one's mind?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Moses.
(d) Milton.

3. On what does Emerson say we will be advancing if we live as "guides, redeemers and benefactors"?
(a) Chaos and the Devil.
(b) Chaos and the Dark.
(c) Evil and Chaos.
(d) Evil and the Dark.

4. Where does Emerson say it is easy to live after the world's opinion?
(a) In the world.
(b) At home.
(c) In your community.
(d) Among friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson insist a man must be in order to really be a man?

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

3. What is Emerson suggesting with his mention of Joseph and his coat?

4. How does Emerson say a man feels when he has said or done something not according to his own will?

5. To which "iron string" does Emerson say every heart vibrates?

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