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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 countries does Emerson NOT mention in talking about traveling?
(a) China.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) Egypt.

2. Which virtue is paid to kings, nobles and great proprietors?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Servitude.
(d) Homage.

3. What does Emerson say the civilized man no longer know thanks to the Greenwich nautical almanac he has?
(a) The cardinal directions.
(b) The countries of the world.
(c) The stars in the sky.
(d) The hours of the tides.

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

5. Which artist does Emerson say "will create a house in which all these will find themselves fitted"?
(a) Phidias.
(b) The self-reliant artist.
(c) Dante.
(d) The American artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say it requires to "cast off the common motives of humanity"?

2. How does Emerson say it is easy to live after your own opinion?

3. What is "Himmaleh"?

4. How does Emerson say a cultivated man feels about his property?

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

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