View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraph 28-End of Essay.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following examples does Emerson NOT name in conjunction with the attribute of the Supreme Cause?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Eloquence.
(c) Farming.
(d) Whaling.

2. "The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost" what?
(a) His will to travel.
(b) A road to go by.
(c) The use of his horses.
(d) The use of his feet.

3. Emerson claims that a man or company of men can overpower "all cities, nations, kings, rich men, poets" when he or they posses which characteristic?
(a) Being of great virtue.
(b) Being fully honest.
(c) Being entirely self-reliant.
(d) Being open to principles.

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 must live according to our conscience.
(c) We are now men.
(d) We are old enough.

5. What does Emerson say boys don't worry about?
(a) What others think.
(b) Their consciousness.
(c) Consequences.
(d) Being genuine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say Joseph does with his coat?

2. What is the definition of "docility" as used by Emerson ("our docility to our own law")?

3. What kind of expression does Emerson say that we begin to acquire with conformity?

4. What is Emerson referring to when he writes: "...seated at their heart, working through their hands..." in his description of those living according to his recommendations?

5. Which of the following does Emerson NOT list in the aspects of life in which "It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 307 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample