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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emerson say the world will do to you for nonconformity?
(a) Scourge you for your witlessness.
(b) Punish you for your folly.
(c) Whip you with its displeasure.
(d) Lash you with its criticism.

2. What does Emerson say Joseph does with his coat?
(a) Leaves it "under the cloak of night."
(b) Leaves it "among the darkest enemy."
(c) Leaves it behind "like an empty husk."
(d) Leaves it "in the hand of the harlot."

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

4. How does Emerson say a man feels when he has done his best?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Delivered.
(c) Restless.
(d) Powerful.

5. Who does Emerson say the youth speaks forcefully to?
(a) Seniors.
(b) Children.
(c) Their contemporaries.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say is a conspiracy against manhood?

2. Which of the following figures does Emerson not mention as being an example of speaking one's mind?

3. What claim does Emerson make about the force of character?

4. What does Emerson say a great soul may as well concern himself with as with consistency?

5. What rule of wisdom does Emerson seem to find in his discussion of society's views of past acts?

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