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

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

3. What rule of wisdom does Emerson seem to find in his discussion of society's views of past acts?
(a) Never rely on your memory alone.
(b) Always rely on your memory alone.
(c) Always rely on the memory of others.
(d) Never rely on the memories of others.

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

5. Why does Emerson say a character is "like an acrostic"?
(a) Trying to understand one's character can be fun.
(b) Human character is puzzling.
(c) No matter how you read it, it always spells the same thing.
(d) Human character is ever-changing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides children, who does Emerson say God has armed with "piquancy and charm"?

2. "...the man in the street, finding no worth in himself..." feels poor when he looks on what?

3. Who does Emerson say babies conform to?

4. What claim does Emerson make about the force of character?

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

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