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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 9-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of expression does Emerson say that we begin to acquire with conformity?
(a) The gentlest rational expression.
(b) The gentlest perceptive expression.
(c) The gentlest weak-minded expression.
(d) The gentlest asinine expression.

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 character.
(c) The sentiment they instill.
(d) The writer's true feelings.

3. "The voyage of the best ship is..."
(a) A zigzag line.
(b) A steady flowing path.
(c) A journey to a faraway land.
(d) A course of a hundred decisions.

4. Besides children, who does Emerson say God has armed with "piquancy and charm"?
(a) Women.
(b) Invalids.
(c) Infants.
(d) The youth.

5. 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 try to find God.
(d) He will find the doctrines of the church.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following movements did Emerson NOT mention in his listing of "institutions"?

4. What does Emerson wish adults could return to?

5. What does Emerson say he can anticipate if he knows your sect?

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