1. What reason does Emerson give for good deeds?
(a) Some men do good deeds when they are of decent character.
(b) Some men do good deeds because it is their intrinsic duty.
(c) Some men do good deeds as a spectacle for others.
(d) Some men do good deeds to quiet their conscience.

2. What does Emerson give as his reason for insisting that we "...must accept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny..."?
(a) We must live according to our conscience.
(b) Society demands this of us.
(c) We are old enough.
(d) We are now men.

3. What does Emerson suggest about philanthropy?
(a) It is our right to be philanthropic.
(b) Philanthropy can be malice and vanity in disguise.
(c) Philanthropy is the highest good.
(d) Philanthropy is our obligation to poor men.

4. What is Emerson suggesting with his mention of Joseph and his coat?
(a) That we abandon previous theories.
(b) That we abandon the need to conform.
(c) That we flee from God and religion.
(d) That we flee from contradiction.

5. What does Emerson not recommend dragging about in his discussion of past acts?
(a) The burden of the public.
(b) The carcass of your consistency.
(c) The corpse of your memory.
(d) The deadweight of contradiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson mean when he writes: "...yet when the devout motions of the soul come, yield to them heart and life, though they should clothe God with shape and color"?

2. What does "Ne te quaesiveris extra" mean?

3. Where does Emerson say it is easy to live after the world's opinion?

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

5. What does Emerson say happens to the "voices which we hear in solitude" as we enter into the world?

(see the answer key)

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