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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emerson insist men carry themselves in the presence of?
(a) Societies and dead institutions.
(b) All opposition.
(c) God.
(d) Decent and well-spoken individuals.

2. Who does Emerson make an example of when talking about living according to his recommendations?
(a) Minors and invalids.
(b) Great men.
(c) Great artists.
(d) True geniuses.

3. Why does Emerson say about children's minds?
(a) Their minds are untrustworthy.
(b) Their minds are whole.
(c) Their minds are uninfluenced.
(d) Their minds are undeveloped.

4. What "...may be safely trusted as proportionate and of good issues, so it be faithfully imparted..."?
(a) The character that makes an impression on us.
(b) Our own preestablished harmony.
(c) The power that resides in us.
(d) The divine idea each of us represents.

5. What does Emerson call "...pretty oracles nature yields us..." when talking about examples of trusting oneself?
(a) The actions of children.
(b) The face and behavior of children.
(c) The hearts of children.
(d) The character of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Emerson say we will be advancing if we live as "guides, redeemers and benefactors"?

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

3. How does Emerson say a man feels when he has said or done something not according to his own will?

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

5. 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?

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