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

2. How does Emerson say he wants his life to be?
(a) Genuine and equal.
(b) Glittering and philanthropic.
(c) Courageous and virtuous.
(d) Peaceful and quiet.

3. How does Emerson say he knows it makes no difference whether he does or forbears "...those actions which are reckoned excellent"?
(a) God told him.
(b) He knows for himself.
(c) His experience told him.
(d) Society at large gave him the answer.

4. What does Emerson say members are trying to secure in his comparison to joint-stock companies?
(a) Their jobs.
(b) Their profits.
(c) Their reputations.
(d) Their bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson claim is the only thing that is sacred?

2. Emerson says boys try and sentence people and facts based on what?

3. What does Emerson claim is the virtue "in most request"?

4. What does "Ne te quaesiveris extra" mean?

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

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