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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emerson say a man speaking his opinions would do to other men?
(a) Force them to listen.
(b) Force them to tell the truth.
(c) Force them to see the truth.
(d) Put them in fear.

2. What does Emerson suggest about philanthropy?
(a) Philanthropy is our obligation to poor men.
(b) Philanthropy is the highest good.
(c) Philanthropy can be malice and vanity in disguise.
(d) It is our right to be philanthropic.

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

4. What does Emerson wish adults could return to?
(a) Their carelessness.
(b) Their true state.
(c) Their neutrality.
(d) Their youth.

5. Who wrote the verses that Emerson mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) An unknown sculptor.
(b) An unknown painter.
(c) A well-known author.
(d) An well-known painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Emerson say a man can recognize what he is capable of?

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

3. Who does Emerson make an example of when talking about living according to his recommendations?

4. What reason does Emerson give for good deeds?

5. Besides children, who does Emerson say God has armed with "piquancy and charm"?

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