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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are boys sure of in Emerson's example of how boys speak their mind?
(a) Themselves.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their dinner.
(d) Their friends.

3. What does Emerson say he will do if he is the Devil's child?
(a) He will live from the Devil.
(b) He will live wholly.
(c) He will find the doctrines of the church.
(d) He will try to find God.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson say is the lesson great works of art teach us?

2. What does Emerson say boys don't worry about?

3. What does Emerson say he does not need in talking about virtuous action?

4. What does Emerson give as his reason for insisting that we "...must accept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny..."?

5. What does Emerson say a man should learn to detect and watch?

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