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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) The best of intentions.
(b) The absolute trustworthy.
(c) God.
(d) That which is right.

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

4. What does Emerson say about the occurrence of virtues?
(a) They are the exception rather than the rule.
(b) Men are virtuous by nature.
(c) Society helps sustain virtue.
(d) Virtue comes through action.


5. What does Emerson claim is the only thing that is sacred?
(a) The integrity of one's own mind.
(b) Tradition.
(c) The goodness of the world.
(d) Names and customs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are boys sure of in Emerson's example of how boys speak their mind?

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

4. Who or what does Emerson say he is living his life for?

5. How does Emerson say he knows it makes no difference whether he does or forbears "...those actions which are reckoned excellent"?

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