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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "...the man in the street, finding no worth in himself..." feels poor when he looks on what?
(a) Towers and sculptured marble gods.
(b) Books containing the writings of geniuses.
(c) The palaces of the rich.
(d) The possessions of others.

2. What does Emerson say a man should learn to detect and watch?
(a) His true character.
(b) The actions of others.
(c) His own thoughts.
(d) His inner light.

3. 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.

4. Who does Emerson say the youth speaks forcefully to?
(a) Their contemporaries.
(b) Children.
(c) Seniors.
(d) Women.

5. Emerson explains in his essay exactly what it is that "scares us from self-trust." What is it?
(a) Our fear of God.
(b) Our religious duty.
(c) Our need to please others.
(d) Our need to be the same as others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson insist a man must be in order to really be a man?

2. What does Emerson insist men carry themselves in the presence of?

3. What does Emerson suggest one should accept in regards to divine providence?

4. What does Emerson not recommend dragging about in his discussion of past acts?

5. What is Emerson suggesting with his mention of Joseph and his coat?

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