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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who or what does Emerson say he is living his life for?
(a) God.
(b) Himself.
(c) Itself.
(d) The higher good of society.

3. Besides children, who does Emerson say God has armed with "piquancy and charm"?
(a) The youth.
(b) Infants.
(c) Invalids.
(d) Women.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emerson say babies conform to?

2. What does Emerson say a man must know how to estimate in talking about society and nonconformity?

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

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

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

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