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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Society at large gave him the answer.
(c) His experience told him.
(d) He knows for himself.

2. What does Emerson say is most important about verses like the ones he mentions at the beginning of the first paragraph?
(a) The thoughts they contain.
(b) The writer's true feelings.
(c) The sentiment they instill.
(d) The writer's character.

3. What does Emerson say causes a man to come to the conviction that "...envy is ignorance"?
(a) Upbringing.
(b) Age.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Education.

4. What does Emerson say members are required to surrender in his comparison to joint-stock companies?
(a) Liberty and culture.
(b) Culture and education.
(c) Nature and freedom.
(d) Liberty and freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Emerson say members are trying to secure in his comparison to joint-stock companies?

4. What does Emerson wish adults could return to?

5. Which of the following figures does Emerson not mention as being an example of speaking one's mind?

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