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

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) Himself.
(d) God.

2. What does Emerson claim is the virtue "in most request"?
(a) Innocence.
(b) Formidability.
(c) Self-reliance.
(d) Conformity.

3. What does Emerson think about being misunderstood?
(a) It's the greatest risk in a great man's life.
(b) It's a compliment.
(c) It's inevitable.
(d) It's not as bad as people say.

4. What does Emerson insist a man must be in order to really be a man?
(a) Self-reliant.
(b) Nonconformist.
(c) Fearless.
(d) Genuine.

5. What does conformity explain?
(a) Itself.
(b) Nothing.
(c) One's fear.
(d) Everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Himmaleh"?

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

3. Emerson explains in his essay exactly what it is that "scares us from self-trust." What is it?

4. How does Emerson say he knows it makes no difference whether he does or forbears "...those actions which are reckoned excellent"?

5. What does Emerson suggest is required to withstand the "rage of the cultivated classes" and the "indignation of the people"?

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